topic: EVENT medium: PHOTO, VIDEO In March 2011, PenTales Storytellers gathered to share perspectives on “Great Expectations.” Stories included “Great Expectations” by Perel Skier and “Expectations Rant” by Ezra Wolkenfeld.

topic: LOVE AND HEARTBREAK medium: TEXT It was an insane idea. The sum total of their correspondence had been a flurry of emails over the past nine days. Each missive growing in intensity and intimacy. Sean had kept his fledgling relationship secret, connecting with Angie through their mutual love of […]

topic: BORDERS medium: TEXT “Keep quiet, there’s a good boy.” “But where’s Mummy?” “She’ll be joining us later. She has to look after your little sister. You know how she needs her mother. You’re all grown up now and I need you to be a brave, young man for Daddy.” […]

topic: BORDERS medium: TEXT Ba  Oi!1        You see me every day. I see you peeking through the gates, regarding me critically as I return from work, getting off my bicycle, a little sweaty, my helmet on (of foreign origin, it says ‘california pro’ and is really a skateboard helmet-where I […]

CHANGE This story was shared at a PenTales event themed “Great Expectations” So, I was thinking about the theme of the night, and I realized that expectations actually play a huge role in my life. To be completely honest, as someone who lives most of their life inside their own […]

topic: LOVE AND HEARTBREAK medium: TEXT as shared at a PenTales event themed “Great Expectations” Everyone came to their wedding, everyone in the community and all her relatives from Israel, Monsey, England and Russia, and other Rabbanim from epicenters of study and leadership. He had never seen so many hats […]