This workshop was held live on December 25, with the aim of transforming a day that can sometimes be lonely or restless for Jewish writers into one rich with meaning, self-reflection, and productive thinking and writing. The session is for poets of all traditions who would like to work with Jewish themes. Participants will discuss […]
In this generative workshop we will study and discuss a range of pre-selected passages from classical Jewish texts such as extracts from the Talmud, verses from the Hebrew Bible, and commentaries by medieval and later rabbis. We will then look at how poets have brought language or ideas from some of these texts into their […]
“What Does Love Have To Do With It: A Midrash Workshop” with Alicia Ostriker Torah does not deal with love very often, but when it does, it is life-changing. In this workshop we will read biblical texts dealing with four love-relationships. Writing midrash, we discover what the stories can mean for our own lives, our […]
