Provocative talks and interactive teaching on antisemitism and Jewish studies for students and professionals, to expand their knowledge, foster critical thinking, and spark creative change.
EDUCATION IS THEATRE
Tools for Peacemaking Within Ourselves: Anger, Fear, and Empathy during the Israel-Hamas War.
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One moral frame is not enough for a war like this; the gift of a complex, multivocal tradition, and of minds and hearts capable of holding multiple commitments at the same time, is rewarded in the promise of some coherence, and perhaps a community of fellow interpreters, as we muddle through the impossible.
Yehuda Kurtzer, "Torah for a Time of War: A Moral Map for an Impossible Present"
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The world needs voices of hope, of moral courage, of moderation, and voices that remind us of the role faith has to play in healing the world, not hurting it. Voices that help us to see the dignity of difference and have the courage to believe in a better world.
Gila Sacks, closing speech at the tribute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, October 31, 2023
Education and Leadership are Theatre
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Socrates knew it. Dr. King knew it. The person whose TEDtalk you keep sharing knew it.
They knew that effective processing of trauma and expressing goals for the future depends on the experience they created - using script, direction, and performance.
I integrate my years of acting and directing at the Actor’s Studio, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York Theatre Workshop, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Storahtelling, among others --
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-- with programming, education, and leadership at the Board of Rabbis, Shoah Foundation, Holy Land Democracy Project, L.A. Human Relations Commission, among others --
-- into a distinctive expertise in engaging and collaborating with an audience, of many or one, to address crucial issues of our time and see ourselves in the lives of others.
