[This conversation was recorded live on 8/18/24 as a part of the Embodied Resistance event.] Join Making Mensches for a conversation with Leilah Feinstein and Ayelet Cartolina, discussing Tu B'av, s*x workers in Judaism, and how s*x workers play a role in our fight for liberation. [The images mentioned by Ayelet can be found here!] Ticket sales from this event allowed us to raise $308 toward evacuating two families from Gaza, and we encourage you all to continue sharing and donating: Venmo & PayPal — @minahilakbar76 CashApp — $4shM3   PayPal: ⁠[email protected]⁠ If you're interested in going to the Sex Worker Open Mic Night and bringing letters or art for the solidarity book mentioned, it's ⁠Sept 20th from 6-10pm at Starr Bar in Brooklyn⁠.  We encourage you to check out ⁠A Stripper’s Guide Podcast⁠ - a resource for sex workers and femmes. You can find Leilah at ⁠@leilahfeinstein⁠! You can read more of Ayelet’s work ⁠on his blog⁠. Some resources that we used to inform our conversation are below:  ⁠Tu B'av⁠ ⁠https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.12.18?lang=bi&aliyot=0⁠  ⁠https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.23.16?lang=bi⁠  ⁠https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.40a.17?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en⁠  ⁠https://www.nswp.org/country/israel⁠  ⁠https://decriminalizesex.work/why-decriminalization/briefing-papers/decriminalization-is-the-only-solution/⁠  ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xai-how-are-you/id1500147124⁠   Here’s t⁠he specific link to the episode about kink work and Talmudic halakhah⁠. ⁠https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/maacah-wife-of-david-midrash-and-aggadah⁠  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makingmensches/support