Shoshana’s newest original story, “Huff,” along with one of her oldest, “Cats and Dogs,” plus songs for kids and the young-at-heart, will be available to view online during the 28th Ottawa Children’s Storytelling Festival, November 21-26, 2022 and beyond, im yirtzeh Hashem (iyH = G-d willing) . “Huff” will feature fun illustrations by the talented …
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Families with children can enjoy a wonderful short film in English by Shimmy Marcus followed by storytelling with Shoshana, music, crafts and a special “nosh” (treats) at the Vic Theatre in downtown Victoria on Sunday November 6, 2022 between 2:00 and 3:15 p.m., b’ezrat Hashem (with Divine assistance). Click here for more information https://vijff.ca/
Although I enjoyed sharing stories and songs with children in lockdown in India by Zoom in June 2021, I’ve since heard mixed reports about this agency. The children who participated were awesome, part of what was billed as a worldwide storytelling championship. For 300 rupees ($10), they and their families gained access to story training …
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One of the first stories I told publicly many years ago was the Passover story at a women’s seder (which means order in Hebrew) at the Victoria Jewish Community Centre. Naturally, I focused on the role of women. While delving into this well known story of freedom, I was pleased to learn that our traditional …
The Hebrew month of Adar began with the new moon on Thursday evening, February 11, 2021. Adar is considered a time when happiness increases. I’m working on this notion by appreciating the many fine moments that arise each day. Seeing ten Brant geese for the first time this year, gently honking to each other while …
When I first launched my YouTube Channel on June 4, 2020, I added a new story or song recording twice a week. This kept my story practice going during the pandemic when in person storytelling pretty much stopped. I recorded stories once a week through the summer until, in the fall, a few opportunities for …
A Ground breaking Zoom concert of new feminist Jewish music featuring Rabbis Shefa Gold, Hanna Tiferet Siegel and many other talented song writers and performers, organized by Rabbi Goldie Milgram of Florida on November 15, 2020. Rabbi Milgram invited me to join this august line up with my original song, “Shiviti Shechina.” Click on the …
I was thrilled to launch Kolot Mayim’s Speaker Series on the theme of Building Bridges: language, song and story on Sunday, November 1, 2020 from 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM PST by Zoom. Click on this link to view Building Jewish Culture Through Stories and Songs. My goal was to explore how traditional and contemporary stories …
Visit my YouTube Channel for dynamic story and song videos for all ages. So far there are 20 public videos for children and 15 for adults. Be sure to like your favorites and share them with friends! The following events are cancelled until further notice due to the pandemic. Storytimes at Strong Start Programs 2 Mondays a month …
