On The Spiritual Spectrum Salon: Making Old Stories New Again
On The Spiritual Spectrum is a salon to openly discuss the sacred, faith, and meaning in a space with no agendas and no beliefs required. Each month, we have a guest speaker, small group discussion, and Q&A.
Theme: Making Old Stories New Again
One of the challenges of sacred traditions is finding relevance in tales written thousands of years ago.
How do old stories explain today's problems?
This is what playwright Liba Vanyberg addresses in her plays, mixing modern life and ancient Jewish texts, breathing new life into old tales.
After Liba's interview, there will be facilitated group discussion, followed by a Q&A
6:30 pm Doors, 7 pm Start
Our Guest Speaker:
Liba Vaynberg is an actor, playwright, and essayist whose work reimagines canonical texts by centering contemporary questions of gender, progress, and God (or lack thereof). The daughter of Ukrainian and Azeri Jewish refugees, she studied Molecular Biology at Yale before receiving her MFA at Columbia. She is also the co-founder of ANNA & KITTY, INC., a non-profit devoted to female leadership in and through the arts.
Your Hosts:
Stephen Silva - A convert to Judaism from Catholicism who studies Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism. He is a Community Manager of Lab/Shul an experimental Synagogue.
Mark Gilman - The founder of On The Spiritual Spectrum, he is a "Multifaith-Jew" with experience in several spiritual traditions. He has led many events for interfaith discussion and spiritual exploration.
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