Time to Reclaim Jewish Indigeneity

Our texts serve as constant reminders that we are an indigenous people who have a deep connection to our ancestral land and that connection is thousands of years old. As people of the book, the power of our texts, of our words, transcends simple utterings or inscriptions. For us, words are like threads that bind us to our homeland. The words are in the land and the land is in the words. For the more religious theologists, words may indeed be an actual manifestation of God that serve as an anchor for faith. They are our Songlines, that we read, sing, wail and feel.