The New Jewish Story Fellowship

The stories we hold, shape who we are now — and who we’re becoming. To create new stories, we must revisit the roots of our old stories and ask: What truths did they hold? What do they still ask of us today?

The Kabbalists taught us to read Torah not only in the letters — the “black fire” — but in the spaces between — the “white fire.” In those gaps lie openings for imagination, fresh perspectives, and new narratives.

Through this Fellowship, Jewish educators dive deeply into personal reflection and creative reimagining of Torah stories. You’ll learn to bring this transformative process back to your community, inviting learners to find themselves within these ancestral Jewish stories.

Our work begins with the primal story: the Garden of Eden. By exploring what’s missing — hidden dialogues, untold backstories — we uncover new ways to answer the timeless question: Ayeka? — “Where are you” as in “where are you in this story?”

This Fellowship provides methodology — while asking: What are we gaining, and what are we losing?

The Fellowship equips educators to adapt for a unique methodology for learners of all ages and backgrounds the co-creation of stories using tools both ancient and new — including AI . As we enter the Eden story together, we emerge more conscious of the stories we wish to live — and pass on.