Havurah Shalom

With Tivona Reith. The ancient rabbis used midrash–meaning inquiry–to create new stories that helped explain contradictions, fill in the gaps, or just generally make sense of Biblical stories. Life Story Midrash is a process developed by Rabbi Dayle Friedman to do the same thing with our own life stories.

With permission from Rabbi Friedman and facilitated by Havurah member Tivona Reith, we will use this process to focus on those personal stories that beckon our attention as we approach the High Holy Days. Over a four-week period, we will study traditional examples of midras, and then creatively explore and rewrite episodes from our own life, with an eye toward “embracing our fragmented stories as a coherent, meaningful narrative.”

There will be time during each 90-minute session for individual writing and for chevruta (paired discussion). Participants may also choose to do additional writing or reflection between each session.

This event will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!