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Dan Schifrin

Dan Schifrin

Daniel Schifrin, a local teacher and writer, is writing a play about medieval Jewish Spain as a LABA Fellow at the JCC East Bay.

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I had unfinished business in Spain, going back 500 years

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The space between | In reclaiming rituals around death, life comes full circle

May 15, 2015

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Dec 19, 2014

The space between | Theater troupe offers a new stage for Israeli Americans

Nov 21, 2014

Ideas | To find a sense of place in Jewish history, keep moving

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Stanford prof: Talmudic rabbis were into analyzing sexuality

Sep 5, 2014

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Aug 15, 2014

The space between | Amid noise of war, the silence in Nabokov is important

Jul 11, 2014

Locally fueled Sefaria project has radical ambitions for traditional Jewish texts

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May 30, 2014

New texts layer life with meaning

May 16, 2014

The space between | From Russia with love, math and spirituality

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The space between | How can we measure, or foster, Jewish identity

Mar 21, 2014

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