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Nothing Happens, Nobody Goes, It’s Awful
[CLOSED!] “Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It’s awful” – Waiting for Godot: A workshop about our current state of mind-limbo. We are constantly waiting, dreading. Let us cultivate that anxiety into an essay, a poem or a short story.
- 30/10/2024
- 1 PM EST; 20:00 IST
Haven’t the Jewish People Suffered Enough
Humor is the art that has sustained Jews through catastrophe. With David Foster Wallace, we’ll discover the craft that transforms tragedy into laughter. After Oct 7, humor is not an option but a legacy to uphold.
- 30/11/2024
- 1 PM EST; 8 PM IST
Food For Thoughts
By Popular Demand! Because we need this! Join Us and Nora Ephron – The Role of Food in Our Lives – Especially Now: “After a hard day, there is something comforting about the fact that if you melt butter and add flour and then hot stock, it will get thick! It’s a sure thing!”
- 30/12/2024
- 1 PM EST, 20:00 Israel Time
Past Workshop Submissions
Ozempic
Israel has been attacked, many people are dead, the reports are still coming in . . . stay tuned as we continue to follow
Her Name was Esther
This will be an odd way to begin something humorous, but bear with me. My brother’s mother in law passed away a few days ago.
The Balm For Soul
The act of cooking, forever estranged. With war’s cruel hand, traditions do fade, And meals once familiar, now changed The scent of the garlic,
Tova
I almost wish I could tell you the flavor of the pain like it was freshly shaved marror, or the flavor of the numbness in
My Mother’s Stuffing
What do you eat when you’re insides are churning with confusion and disbelief? Wanting to shove comfort down into my mouth agape with disbelief, I
The Cost of Freedom
I came home that night after midnight, and the thrill of my first genuine escapade into the night since becoming a mother over five years
