WORKSHOP | When Little Bo Peep Fell Asleep: Rewriting the Nursery Rhyme

Chilmark Public Library 522 South Rd, Chilmark, United States

Join Kate Feiffer, illustrator of “The Lamb Cycle” for a hands-on writing workshop in which participants will rewrite a beloved nursery rhyme. This workshop is open to everyone. Please email tthorpe@clamsnet.org to pre-register. What if “Mary Had a Little Lamb” had been written by Lord Byron, William Shakespeare, John Keats, Robert Browning or Emily Brontë? […]

FREE CLASS | Dirshuni: Unravelling Modern Midrash

Virtual

In this virtual class, we will study excerpts from Dirshuni, a modern collection of Torah thoughts by Israeli women written in the style of midrash. We will study each piece as we would a classical rabbinic midrash, tracing its Torah sources and rabbinic influences, and attempting to understand the unique voice each piece introduces to […]

FREE CLASS | Dirshuni: Unravelling Modern Midrash

Virtual

In this virtual class, we will study excerpts from Dirshuni, a modern collection of Torah thoughts by Israeli women written in the style of midrash. We will study each piece as we would a classical rabbinic midrash, tracing its Torah sources and rabbinic influences, and attempting to understand the unique voice each piece introduces to […]

FREE CLASS | Dirshuni: Unravelling Modern Midrash

Virtual

In this virtual class, we will study excerpts from Dirshuni, a modern collection of Torah thoughts by Israeli women written in the style of midrash. We will study each piece as we would a classical rabbinic midrash, tracing its Torah sources and rabbinic influences, and attempting to understand the unique voice each piece introduces to […]

TALK | The Lamb Cycle with Kate Feiffer and Sue Ramin

West Tisbury Free Public LIbrary 1042 State Road, West Tisbury, MA, United States

On Thursday, July 13, at 4pm, at the West Tisbury Library, illustrator Kate Feiffer and editor Sue Berger Ramin will discuss their collaboration on the new book The Lamb Cycle: What the Great English Poets Would Have Written About Mary and Her Lamb (Had They Thought of It First). In The Lamb Cycle, poet David […]

FREE CLASS | Dirshuni: Unravelling Modern Midrash

Virtual

In this virtual class, we will study excerpts from Dirshuni, a modern collection of Torah thoughts by Israeli women written in the style of midrash. We will study each piece as we would a classical rabbinic midrash, tracing its Torah sources and rabbinic influences, and attempting to understand the unique voice each piece introduces to […]

AJL Roundtable: Books About Books: The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf

Virtual

The study of Soviet Jewish culture and collective psyche presents a fascinating yet still little-known subject of inquiry. Frequently subject to quotas and varying degrees of discrimination, Soviet Jews still participated fully within the larger society. Most were secular, with Russian as their native or primary tongue, and with no or very little knowledge of […]

FREE CLASS | Dirshuni: Unravelling Modern Midrash

Virtual

In this virtual class, we will study excerpts from Dirshuni, a modern collection of Torah thoughts by Israeli women written in the style of midrash. We will study each piece as we would a classical rabbinic midrash, tracing its Torah sources and rabbinic influences, and attempting to understand the unique voice each piece introduces to […]

FREE CLASS | Dirshuni: Unravelling Modern Midrash

Virtual

In this virtual class, we will study excerpts from Dirshuni, a modern collection of Torah thoughts by Israeli women written in the style of midrash. We will study each piece as we would a classical rabbinic midrash, tracing its Torah sources and rabbinic influences, and attempting to understand the unique voice each piece introduces to […]

Diamonds in the Marsh – Talk with Author

Truro Public Library 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA, United States

The beauty of the Diamondback Terrapin, with its stunning concentric shell rings, is a sight to behold. Did you know it's the only salt marsh turtle in North America? Join author Barbara Brennessel and delve into the unique aspects of the Terrapin's life history and the strategic conservation efforts designed to protect turtles.   Order […]

TALK | Ellen Warner, author of “The Second Half” at Redwood Library & Athenaeum

Redwood Library & Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI, United States

Join Ellen Warner, photographer and author of The Second Half: Forty Women Reveal Life After Fifty, for a reading and book signing at the Redwood Library & Athenaeum. This event is free and open to the public and will be available to view remotely on Youtube. #image_title

Q&A | Uncharitable with Dan Pallotta and Stephen Gyllenhaal

Village East By Angelika 181-189 2nd Ave, New York, New York

Village East: Q&As with director Stephen Gyllenhaal and Dan Pallotta following the Fri 9/22 7:00 pm screening, Saturday 9/23 7:00 pm and Sunday 9/24 following the 2:30 pm screening. ABOUT Based on the book, “Uncharitable,” by Dan Pallotta, recently re-issued by Brandeis University Press. The Stanford Social Innovation Review said that the book, “deserves to […]

Q&A | Uncharitable with Dan Pallotta and Stephen Gyllenhaal

Village East By Angelika 181-189 2nd Ave, New York, New York

Village East: Q&As with director Stephen Gyllenhaal and Dan Pallotta following the Fri 9/22 7:00 pm screening, Saturday 9/23 7:00 pm and Sunday 9/24 following the 2:30 pm screening ABOUT Based on the book, “Uncharitable,” by Dan Pallotta, recently re-issued by Brandeis University Press. The Stanford Social Innovation Review said that the book, “deserves to […]

Q&A | Uncharitable with Dan Pallotta and Stephen Gyllenhaal

Village East: Q&As with director Stephen Gyllenhaal and Dan Pallotta following the Fri 9/22 7:00 pm screening, Saturday 9/23 7:00 pm and Sunday 9/24 following the 2:30 pm screening. ABOUT Based on the book, “Uncharitable,” by Dan Pallotta, recently re-issued by Brandeis University Press. The Stanford Social Innovation Review said that the book, “deserves to […]