A festival of Jewish earth-based spirituality and cultural arts
Rooted in ancient Hebrew prayer, embracing new traditions
Rising towards collective liberation & radical hereness
MANNA is an intergenerational and emergent 4-day Passover pilgrimage festival on Chumash Land in southern California
April 9-13th, 2026 ✺ 22-26 Nisan, 5786
We are a collaborative ecosystem,
Composed of individuals, families and communities, people across many Jewish identities, diasporas and politics, in solidarity with non-Jewish family, friends, and allies.
The purpose of MANNA is to make our Passover celebration a continued practice of liberation.
MANNA invites participants to connect with forms and flows of Judaism that feel authentic and life-giving. MANNA creates a temporary community where belonging, devotion and generosity ignite a shared, creative spirit.
With the sacred fire at the center, MANNA aims to build a festival of sanctuary, with room for tension and difference, while locating ourselves on the common ground of the Sacred. We anchor ourselves in alliance with local indigenous leaders, re-membering the ancient ways of our people through cross-cultural and shared practices.
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Over the 4 day festival, there are group rituals, workshops, Torah study, song and dance, youth programs, and expansive time on the land. Expect dance parties, spontaneous jam circles, a family village, and gatherings for learning and creation. Bring your vision - we are calling you in.
Some people that make this gathering possible…
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Ariella Powers
CREATOR & CO-PRODUCER
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Daniel Schindelman Schoen
CREATOR & CO-PRODUCER
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Carmen Sandoval
CHUMASH CULTURAL EDUCATOR
Anapamu Alliance
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Ellie Schindelman
ELDER & FAMILY SUPPORT
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Breen Northstar Cardinal
SACRED FIRE
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Noa Yammer
COUNCIL OF BELONGING
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Eli Klarman
COUNCIL OF BELONGING
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Ophir Haberer
CULTURAL ENRICHMENT & OUTREACH
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Ele Jones
SANCTUARY
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Lauren Arrow
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
MANNA asks challenging questions…
✺ How can we move beyond Jewish exceptionalism while embracing a love of Jewish heritage and collective identity?
✺ Can a festival alchemize social and political divisions, such as Anti-Zionism and Zionism?
✺ What is possible when we build a culture that uplifts historically marginalized voices?
✺ In a time of growing fascism and tightening authoritarianism in the United States and abroad, what form of Jewish celebration and gathering can rise to meet this moment?
“Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.”
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
M A N N A is held on Indigenous Chumash Land, learn about our work with Carmen Sandoval and her organization:
Anapamu Alliance
An Indigenous Integrated Wellness Community
The ‘Anapamu’ Alliance derives it’s name from several sacred sites in Southern California on the Santa Barbara coastal lands. ‘Anapamu’ is a Sᑋamala word for a place of rising / the ascending place.
Their mission is to facilitate a continuation of local Chumash indigenous arts, wellness, and culture. As a grassroots effort, they believe that the return of culture, arts, land, and language are necessary aspects of indigenous intergenerational healing. Please consider donating to support their work and efforts.