Our Story

Nomy and Rebekah, two glowy white Jewish nonbinary people with dark hair, bangs and buns, wearing purple clothing, lean their heads against each other, smilling, in front of trees.
Nomy and Rebekah laughing. Nomy's head is on Rebekah's shoulder, and Rebekah is holding Nomy's arm in an embrace.
Nomy and Rebekah sit under a tree, smiling. Momma, a small white and brown dog, sits on Rebekah's lap.

The Dreaming the World to Come project was started in early 2020, right before the pandemic, by Rebekah Erev and Nomy Lamm. Rebekah and Nomy have been friends for over two decades, collaborating on queer Jewish anti-racist liberatory ritual and art throughout this time. We dreamed up this project while sitting in a movie theater waiting to watch the terrible movie Cats, and put our hearts, minds, and networks into action to create a tool for radical Jewish mystics and priestexxes to chart time according to the moon and the Hebrew calendar.

We created three planners together: Golden Dreams of Olam haBa 5781, Verdant Dreams of Olam haBa 5782, and Indwelling Dreams of Olam haBa 5783. We also created the Dreaming the World to Come podcast, where we explored Jewish time and interviewed contributors every month of 5783. These podcasts are available on your favorite podcast platforms, as well as on youtube, with captions and ASL options.

At the end of 5783, Rebekah decided to move on to focus on other projects, and Nomy made the decision to continue exploring possibilities for this project. After a year of re-structuring, we now have a sweet team of collaborators including Nomy, Kim Wayman, erica riddick, and Brunem Warshaw. We also have a wonderful new batch of contributors, including Rebekah Erev who wrote the insight and ritual associated with the month of Av.

Thank you so much Rebekah for everything you bring to our project and community! Blessings upon blessings on all of your offerings and endeavors.

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Rebekah Erev is an artist, teacher, kohenet/Hebrew priestess, dream worker, gardener and healer living with disabilities. They celebrate the beauty of diaspora with Queer Mikveh Project and by creating ritual tools including: The Malakh Halevanah / Moon Angels Oracle Deck and incantation bowls. They teach online and in person classes about Jewish magic, cultivating creativity, and the Hebrew letters and their mystical connections with plants and animals. They are currently living on the occupied lands of the Squaxin, Chehalis, and Nisqually people in Olympia, WA. with beloved community. www.RebekahErevStudio.com

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Photos by Vito Valera.

Nomy Lamm is a musician, illustrator, voice teacher, creative coach, and kohenet/Hebrew priestess. Nomy is the Creative Director of Sins Invalid, a disability justice based performance project, and sings cosmic power ballads for the rise of the matriarchy in a band called The Beauty. Nomy teaches online voice classes called Sacred Fragments, and creates ritual tools for embodied Jewish feminist practice, including the Omer Oracle collaboration with Taya Mâ Shere. They live in Olympia, WA on occupied Squaxin / Nisqually / Chehalis land with their partner Lisa and their animal companions Dandelion, Momma, Calendula and Chanukah. www.nomyteaches.com