Purim invites us to embrace the freedom and joy that can be found in letting go of fixity and open into play and exploration. On this holiday, we release what we think we know and who we think we are, and open ourselves to be turned upside down. Through revelry, playfulness, and an encounter with the unexpected, we discover new possibilities in the not-knowing.

Tu BiShvat invites us to reflect on our connection to the earth, the ecosystems that sustain us, and our place within the web of life. It’s a time to honor the more-than-human world within and around us and ask: What new possibilities might emerge from what we cannot yet fully see?

Join us for an evening of conversation with Rabbi Adina Allen, author of The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom, in conversation with Rabbi Jessy Dressin.

Are you part of the USCJ community? In the face of ongoing violence in Israel, political turmoil at home, and growing divisions within communities, we invite you to join a series of creative programs designed to help you engage both your head and heart.

Join us for an evening of conversation with Rabbi Adina Allen, author of The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom, in conversation with Rabbi Jessy Dressin.

Join us for an annual day of Jewish Learning, Jewbilee, on the theme of: Powering Creativity – Creativity as a Tool for Transformation with keynote talk by R’ Adina Allen in conversation with Chanan Tigay.

Join us for an afternoon of conversation with Rabbi Adina Allen, author of The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom, in conversation with Joshua Foer.

Join us for an evening of creativity and inspiration with artist and educator Rabbi Adina Allen, author of The Place of All Possibility!

Art Workshop & Book Talk (author participating via Zoom)

5:30 PM (EST) - Start with a 90-minute virtual Jew­ish Stu­dio Project art workshop, led by Rabbi Adina Allen, exploring creative expression through the wisdom of Torah. All welcome-- you do not need to consider yourself an “artist” to attend this workshop! This will be an opportunity to experience the power of creativity, with basic art materials provided at the JCA.

7:30 PM (EST) - Stay for Rabbi Allen’s virtual author talk on The Place of All Possibility, a transformative guidebook blending spiritual teachings with art therapy and research on creativity.

Dreaming of a world to come invites us into the sacred act of envisioning what could be. In this session we imagine beyond the limits of the present, daring to hope, create, and connect with the deepest dreams of our soul.

Share time learning together and creating alongside one another in a nourishing and life-giving way.

On Chanukah we kindle sparks of light, setting candles in our windows to proclaim the power of miracles. In addition to the festive atmosphere and joyful games, Chanukah invites us to consider: What does it take - spiritually, mentally, physically to kindle light in the darkness?

Join Rabbi Adina for a compelling conversation with conversation with poet and co-founder of Ayin Press Eden Pearlstein, as they delve into her book, “The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom”.

Join Rabbi Adina for a compelling conversation with esteemed educator Rabba Yaffa Epstein from the Jewish Education Project, as they delve into her book, “The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom.”

What blessings have we yet to see or acknowledge in our lives? What role might creativity play in helping us to open to deeper, more authentic expressions of gratitude for what is?

Join author Adina Allen and poet Sophie Strand for an evening of creative conversation to celebrate Allen’s new book, The Place of All Possibility!

In her conversation with Josh, Rabbi Allen will discuss the ways in which the Torah can be viewed as a creativity guidebook, and the role of Jewish spirituality in inspiring one’s creative practice.

Join Lilith magazine and the Jewish Studio Project as a Jewish feminist community to make art about everything that's coming up for us.

This week, Torah begins with the creative act of the Divine bringing forth the world.

On Rosh Hashanah we reflect on the year that has been and prepare to welcome in the sweetness and blessing of the new year to come.

Join rabbi, author, and founder of Jewish Studio Project Adina Allen at the 92nd street Y to begin the evening with soulful and uplifting Kabbalat Shabbat blessings, food, teachings, text and discussion on the transformative power of creativity.

Join rabbi, author Adina Allen in conversation with Rabbi David Ingber and author, celebrated speaker and self-styled trans-public intellectual Dr. Bayo Akomolafe as they discuss Adina’s new book The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom.

Join Rabbi Adina Allen in conversation with Dan Libenson for an eye-and-heart-opening exploration of “The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom.”

Join Hummingbird Books to discuss The Place of All Possibility by Rabbi Adina Allen. Rabbi Allen will discuss her book with Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, followed by Q+A and book signing.

Join us at the Contemporary Jewish Museum where Rabbi Adina Allen will lead a mind-opening and hands-on session of creativity and spiritual exploration alongside her mother, renowned art therapist Pat Allen PhD, ATR (Art Is A Way of Knowing).

Rabbi Batshir Torchio, JCCSF’s Senior Educator, joins Rabbi Allen for this eye-and-heart-opening conversation as they invite us to rethink and transform ourselves, our lives, and the world around us.

Join Rabbi Adina Allen in conversation with Rabbi Jay LeVine for an eye-and-heart-opening exploration of “The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom.”

Join us as we explore the contours of communal grief in preparation for the Jewish holiday of Tisha b’Av.

Join Rabbi Adina Allen in conversation with Rabbi Marc Soloway for an eye-and-heart-opening exploration of “The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom.”