Eight Weeks - January 21 through March 11, 2013

Mon. 5:30-7:00 PM   WRITE YOUR JEWISH STORY with Rabbi Goldie Milgram*
Write a legacy story from your experience, for family reading. The instructor will guide interactive writing exercises, supportive sharing, and editorial support. We will study classical Jewish story structures from Midrash to memoir in preparation for formal story creation. Come have fun, make new friends, and also learn some of the skills of professional Jewish storytelling! You will have the option of entering your story into juried review for possible incorporation into the next volume from Reclaiming Judaism Press "A Family Treasury of Mitzvah Stories."  Fee: $36

*Rabbi Goldie Milgram, founded and directs www.ReclaimingJudaism.org, and Reclaiming Judaism Press. A Covenant Foundation Award finalist known for her combination of scholarship with humor, she is a widely published author, internationally acclaimed storyteller and workshop leader, and master teacher in the field of experiential Jewish education. A former regional NBC producer and anchorperson, Jewish Federation Executive and seminary dean, her newest release is Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning.

Classes are held in the Main Flanzer-Weinberg Building on the Campus of the Jewish Federation, 580 McIntosh Rd. in Sarasota.   To register or seek more information, please contact Marden Paru, Dean and Rosh Yeshiva; at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail.com.  Please make checks payable to the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva and mail to Marden Paru, 2729 Goodwood Court, Sarasota, FL 34235.

Also upcoming: Mitzvah Stories Festival at Shalom Cares, Denver, CO and Farbrengen Service at the Omni Interlacken. Just back from teaching at LimmudBoston, a very well organized and fascinating program!