#50 | Reclaiming Your Ancestral Roots - Dor and Ophir Haberer (Kinhood)
“We’ve inherited so much trauma in the body, so if we don’t adjust it through the body, we’re missing something. And ritual is key to this healing process.”
My guests today are Ophir & Dor Haberer, Jerusalem-born identical twins, who are, among many things, facilitators, ritualists, storytellers, chefs, and organizational consultants.
The brothers bring together their connection to ancestral Arabic Jewish Roots with their love for ecology, healing, and village-building. They have been guiding men’s work for over 4 years, and have just launched their new organization and online platform called Kinhood.
In our conversation today Dor and Ophir share what it was like to grow up on an Israeli kibbutz, and the culture shock they experienced when moving to the United States. They speak of their journey into men’s work and the power of a container to be vulnerable. They share some of the guiding stories and myths of Judaism, and the gift of connecting to one’s ancestral roots.
And finally, Ophir shares two of his original poems to end our time together.
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SHOW NOTES
Growing up as twins in an Israelian Kibbutz
Moving to the states & cultural shock
What is it to be a man in the Kibbutz
The cultural & religious practices in a secular Kibbutz
The journey into Men’s work
A brief history of Judaism
Patriarchy and Judaism
Lessons from Pre-patriarchal myths in Judaism
The power of ritual and modern skepticism
Intelligent cultural practices that promote connection & community
A cultural permission to be vulnerable
The gift of a cultural container
An invitation to connect to one’s ancestral roots
Orphir sharing two of his poems
