Collective Escape
March 29–April 9 in L.A.
Our citywide Passover festival, a mosaic of creativity and connection. Driven by a collective spirit with beloved partners and friends. Gathering together in possibility, imagining a braver world, moving toward it, rooted in courage.
The truest self is choosing vulnerability, aliveness, leaving behind what no longer fits. In Jewish tradition, courage is movement before certainty – walking through fear, carrying hope, reaching upward. Seas can split. Narrow places widen. Growth finds its way.
Mimouna Rising
Thurs., April 9 in Lincoln Heights
Come to life at our closing night party, hosted with friends with deep Moroccan roots.
Mimouna is a joyful Moroccan tradition closing Passover, a night where restriction gives way to openness. Rooted in Mizrahi culture, it begins at nightfall on the last day. Homes fill with guests, tables overflow, and communities gather to celebrate renewal, blessing, and possibility.
A ritual of returning – to bread, to music, to one another – Mimouna is historically a moment of connection and goodwill. Neighbors gathering with symbols of prosperity and protection. Blessings for abundance, fertility, good fortune.
At the heart of Mimouna is the belief that after liberation comes flourishing. From survival to sweetness, Mimouna reminds us that freedom is not complete until it’s lived.
For one vibrant evening, the NuRoots team, along with a host committee with deep Moroccan roots, invites you to a transportive gathering of live music, dancing, food, ritual, and community.
Expect a night filled with color and rhythm as we welcome spring and reopen the flow of life.
Courage asks for the truth, asks us to share it with gentleness, complexity, compassion. Community over isolation, hope before grief, growth in tight spaces, determined to bloom.
Collective Escape is the heartbeat. Leave what binds you, stepping toward possibility, rising boldly, blooming with courage. Celebrating your own freedom, and ours.
Superhosting
April 1 & 2
Two nights of seders with OneTable, on us. Everything you need to make an extraordinary night – gift cards and a creative community to bring your gathering to life.
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Nourishment is a resource OneTable offers hosts in the form of gift cards to grocery stores and local restaurants.
NuRoots and OneTable are providing Superhosts twice the normal amount for Collective Escape seders – up to $200 for private gatherings and up to $600 for public ones (after applying for Nourishment+).
One seder per host, please. 🤍
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If you aren’t a OneTable host yet, sign up by March 25.
If you’re hosting a public dinner with more than 15 people, apply for Nourishment+ by March 19 for even more resources.
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Post your seder on OneTable and select your Nourishment by March 29, making sure the Collective Escape partnership campaign is selected.
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Get your RSVPs in and approved by March 30.
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Join all Collective Escape Superhosts for an in-person dinner on March 26 to dine, mingle, and exchange recipes – details to be announced!
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We’re here to help! Reach out to the OneTable team at community@onetable.org and let them know you’re hosting for Collective Escape.
Looking for a Passover seder but not sure where to go? We've got you covered – our seder resource guide makes it easy to find a seat at the table. Explore select options for nights one and two, organized by location across L.A.
A DECADE OF CREATION
In 2016 NuRoots imagined Passover as a weeklong East Hollywood popup, bringing together artists, performers, and young adults from everywhere in L.A., making something personal, local, transformative, new.
Collective Escape became a tradition, a citywide festival, a week of experiences with beloved partners and friends. Each one creates culture and community, tells a story, expresses an emotion, opens the window of imagination.
Built on experimentation and reimagining Jewish ritual, recent iterations include Desert Xodus (2022), which celebrated Mimouna with JIMENA and Trybal Gatherings, Our Burn (2024), which brought the Jewish fire ritual Biur Chametz to life, and Our Echo (2025), inspired by Miriam, a night of collective sound and joy.
ROOTED IN COURAGE
COLLECTIVE ESCAPE
MARCH 29–APRIL 9
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Reimagining holidays and bringing together visionary thought leaders, co-creators, partners, and enthusiastic fans, NuRoots’ multi day festivals of immersive gatherings create culture and community, igniting conversations and meaningful moments through art, food, and ritual.
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Collective Escape is open to Jewish young adults and friends 21–39 in L.A.
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The 12 day lineup of events and experiences will take place all across Los Angeles, culminating in a closing night party on the East Side, in Lincoln Heights.
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For Collective Escape 2026, NuRoots is thrilled to welcome Ammud, Base L.A., Beth Chayim Chadashim, The Braid, Ikar/Tribe, Jewish Studio Project, Lunar Collective, Mem Global, Mishkon Tephilo, OneTable, Repair the World, The Six11 Project, and Trybal Gatherings.
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