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Telling Interfaith Stories: A Writing Workshop with Rebecca Spence

This course is no longer offered.

As the products of interfaith families, we have unique stories to tell. Join writer Rebecca Spence for a four-week workshop in which we'll give voice to our experience. Through weekly discussions and creative writing exercises, we'll explore the themes and narrative threads that arise when we allow ourselves the space. Born to an interfaith family herself, Rebecca is keenly aware of the particular sensitivities and conflicts that can arise within ourselves, as well as in our families and Jewish communities, when we negotiate identity. The story-telling process itself, regardless of experience level as a writer, can be healing, and sometimes cathartic. By the end of the workshop, you can expect to have completed a solid draft of your story.

Schedule

# Sessions
4
Date & time

Thursdays, February 2 - February 23
7:00 - 8:30 pm

Location
Tuition
$40
Session Time Days Location Instructors
Feb 02 7:00 PM–8:30 PM Thu Lehrhaus Rebecca Spence
Feb 09 7:00 PM–8:30 PM Thu Lehrhaus Rebecca Spence
Feb 16 7:00 PM–8:30 PM Thu Lehrhaus Rebecca Spence
Feb 23 7:00 PM–8:30 PM Thu Lehrhaus Rebecca Spence

Location

Lehrhaus Judaica

2736 Bancroft Way

Berkeley, CA 94704

510-845-6420

Instructors

Rebecca Spence

Rebecca Spence is an award-winning writer and journalist. She was a New York staff writer for the Forward, the national Jewish newspaper, before becoming its West Coast correspondent. These days, she contributes to Tablet magazine and teaches creative writing workshops in Berkeley. Rebecca has written for Elle, ARTnews, and New York magazine, among others. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Bennington College, and is currently at work on her first novel.