5786 ✺ 2026
M A N N A
Passover Pilgrimage Festival
April 9-12th, 2026 ✺ 22-25 Nissan, 5786
A festival of Jewish cultural and spiritual renewal
Rooted in ancient prayer
Rising towards collective liberation and radical hereness
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Through ritual, learning, play and presence, we create a living sanctuary, seeding belonging and justice into the world to come.
MANNA is a collaborative and emergent 4-day Passover festival in southern California - in Jewish diaspora, in solidarity with indigenous peoples, in earth connection, in shared humanity.
MANNA asks - In this time of growing fascism and division, what expression of Jewish celebration and ingathering is needed? Can festival be a tool for bridging the deep divides in our communities around Anti-Zionism and Zionism? Is there room for clowns and rascals at our table? What does it look like for Jewish people to truly be a “light unto the nations”(Isaiah 42:6) ?
“Manna descends from the hidden world each day, renewing creation as it falls.”
—The Zohar
Tickets Coming Soon
April 9-12th, 2026 ✺ 22-25 Nissan, 5786
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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Eli Klarman
CO-PRODUCER
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Ellie Schindelman
ELDER AND FAMILY SUPPORT
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Ele Jones
SANCTUARY
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.