Excavate & Express: Exploring Jewish Identity is a six-week heart-filled online workshop that engages with the experience of being Jewish through writing and shared reflection.

In this offering, we will come together into a small group to co-create a meaningful and supportive space for exploration. Through mindfulness and somatic exercises, we'll ground ourselves in the body, while writing prompts will help us uncover and give voice to the stories we carry.

This workshop invites us to engage with our Jewish identities, reflect on what we have inherited, and explore the gifts of our lineage. This class encourages deeper connection-with ourselves, our Jewish roots, and each other-fostering trust and building community.

No writing experience is necessary-this is a warm, welcoming, and gentle class. Sharing your writing is always optional. This workshop is open to Jewish-identifying individuals.

Please note: This is not a drop-in workshop-attendance is encouraged for all six sessions to participate. Participants should not be in crisis and must be open to engaging with challenging material.

Workshop Details:
Dates: Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26 & December 3 & 10 (6 consecutive weeks)
Time: 7pm-8:30pm PST
Duration: 90 - minutes per session
Participants: 10 max
Cost: $180 (subsidy available)
Platform: Online via Zoom
Registration opens September 2, 2025.
Deadline to register: October 26, 2025.

For more information about this workshop or to register, visit https://www.jfsvancouver.ca/writing/

For questions about the workshop, please contact Claire Sicherman at sichermanc@gmail.com.