Inspiring growth and change through storytelling

Stories in Talmud

Zoom

The Talmud is more than just the expanded set of laws and procedures developed to maintain post-Temple Judaism: it is rich with aggadot - lessons in story form. We will explore the most famous of these.

Mussar / Ethics

Zoom

With guest ethicist Maggidah Rabbi Devorah Smith, we will highlight the ethical standards required of maggidut - Transformational Storytelling.

Wrestling with Spiritual Stories

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When told properly, spiritual stories challenge our accepted secular experiences. We will look at the ways that spiritual storytelling operates, and its effect on the listener, the teller, and the story.

Practical Storytelling

Zoom

A session on the practicalities of storytelling. Students tell and critique their stories...

Practical Storytelling

Zoom

A session on the practicalities of storytelling. Students tell and critique their stories...

Practice

Zoom

For advanced students who will be storytelling at the retreat. Intro students are invited to attend.