Boy do I have a story for you... Tikkun Leil Shavuot

*What's that? A Kabbalistic tradition of staying up studying Torah in honor of the holiday of Shavuot, on which we celebrate receiving the Torah at Sinai.

Featuring Maggid/Storyteller Renee Brachfeld and Hazzan Mark Novak's performance:
"Seeing Thunder/Hearing Lightning: Stories and Songs from Sinai and Beyond"

After Shavuot Ma'ariv/Evening services (which start at 7:45pm), we are proud and excited to welcome Storyteller Renee Brachfeld and Hazzan Mark Novak to kick off our Tikkun Leil Shavuot. Starting at approximately 8:30 pm and leading us into our evening of Torah study, Mark and Renee will weave story, song, chant, and even some juggling into a thought-provoking and entertaining program.

Afterwards, stick around for late-night learning and lots of cheesecake & blintzes!

Interactive learning sessions will go until 1:00 am, and will be taught by Rabbi Stone, Adam Levick, and Miriam Steinberg. Join us for topics you just won't find anywhere else:

• Piece (of kosher meat) and Justice
• Against A post-modern critique of religious identity: Or, why Judaism is better than bowling
• Shavuot, and the Jewish origins of the all-nighter

Everyone is invited!  RSVP requested below.

Mark Novak and Renee Brachfeld are a dynamic husband and wife storytelling duo. Their stories are drawn from the rich tradition of Jewish texts, folk tales and contemporary Jewish literature. Their programs have received rave reviews at The Kennedy Center, The Seattle Storytelling Festival, and over 120 Scholar-in-Residence Weekends at synagogues across the U.S.

For more information, please contact Hazzan Grainer at cantorgrainer@bzbi.org or 215-735-5148 ex.101 or Miriam Steinberg at info@jewishgrads.org or 215-898-6451.