Esther Kustanowitz
Esther D. Kustanowitz, a recent NYC transplant to LA, writes, edits and consults on matters relating to dating and relationships, Jewish life, pop culture and online social media. Esther wrote "First Person Singular," a singles column in the New York Jewish Week, and she currently blogs at My Urban Kvetch and J-daters Anonymous. She also consults for the ROI Community, an international network of young Jewish innovators, and has been known to teach improv and host karaoke parties.
The Innovation Ecosystem: A 21st Century Organic Jewish Community
Joshua Avedon,
Yoni Gordis,
Esther Kustanowitz,
Naomi Less,
Scott Perlo
Identity and Responsibility,
Teen Approved
Over the past decade or so, the Jewish world has witnessed the emergence of a new landscape of innovative startups. These enterprises have created new entry points to Jewish life, and new ways of building Jewish community. This diverse and vibrant collective of new Jewish initiatives is evolving into an organic communal infrastructure for the Jewish community in the 21st century. This session is a tour though the diverse and vibrant ecosystem driving Jewish innovation across the globe. Meet some of the innovators and find out how their work is changing the Jewish world.
Jews' Line Is It Anyway?
Arts and Performance,
Teen Approved
What's so Jewish about basic improv comedy? This informal, participatory workshop introduces the basics of both improv comedy and Jewish community to Jews and Judeophiles of all ages.
Finding Your Inner Megillah
Identity and Responsibility,
Teen Approved
There's a megillah inside every Jew, not just those named Ruth and Esther. Jews are natural storytellers because our faith is based in oral and then written history. But what makes a story worth telling and retelling, generation after generation? In this experimental writing workshop, visit some noteworthy texts from Jewish tradition and engage in free-writing exercises based on and inspired by those texts.
