☁️ Get in the Shavuot spirit as we prepare to celebrate the giving of the Torah.

☁️ Find a breakout room that matches your interests and learning style. Whether you engage with Torah through text, art, or music, you’ll find something to love. 

☁️ Engage with top facilitators in stimulating, text-driven sessions. 

Breakout sessions will be conducted in English with varying use of Hebrew materials, ranging from minimal to advanced.

CREATIVITY AS SACRED PRACTICE

Adina Allen

Adina Allen is cofounder and Creative Director of Jewish Studio Project. A rabbi, national speaker and award-winning educator, she empowers leaders to access creativity for Jewish learning, spiritual growth, and social change. She is the author of The Place of All Possibility (2024) and lives in Berkeley, California. Her breakout session will focus on using art and creative process as a way to explore Torah and personal transformation.

Kenden Alfond is a Leadership & Coaching Consultant, Certified Integrative Enneagram Practitioner, Certified Financial Behavior Specialist® (FBS®), and psychotherapist. She is also the creator of Jewish Food Hero, a passion project through which she has published six Jewish cookbooks, including Feeding Women of the Talmud and Feeding Ourselves.

FOOD MINDFULNESS

Kenden Alfond

MUSIC

Victoria Hanna

Victoria Hanna is a world-renowned vocal artist who uses the power of voice to bring ancient texts to life. Her breakout session will focus on experiencing Torah through voice and sound, turning learning into a multi-sensory encounter.

TECH

David Zvi Kalman

David Zvi Kalman is a scholar and writer working at the intersection of technology, religion, and art. He is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, a senior advisor at Sinai and Synapses, and the owner of Print-O-Craft Press. He is the host of the Belief in the Future podcast and writes at Jello Menorah. His breakout session will focus on connecting ancient wisdom with modern technology to ask where Torah meets the digital age.

POETRY OF LIFE

Eden Pearlstein

Eden Pearlstein (aka ePRHYME) is a poet, musician, and cofounder of Ayin Press. He is the author of numerous books and albums of original music. Along with Basya Schechter, Eden is one-half of the musical midrash project Darshan. This breakout session will explore ways to read, think about, and discuss poetry as a uniquely powerful expression of Jewish thought and creativity. No Hebrew knowledge required.