Literature & Writing
Interested in enhancing your writing skills? Join us for creative writing workshops, and be driven by the passion and energy of the JCCSF community.
Get help from a volunteer facilitator to polish off your existing work or simply get some first words together. Apart from gaining skills, you’ll gain new friends as you work through the creative process together.
This group will be meeting online. Please reach out to Shiva Schulz at [email protected] to find out how.
2020 – 2021 Creative Writing Class Anthology
The collection below is a sampling of pieces contributed by many of the writers who attended our online creative writing workshops during the pandemic. Enjoy!
Schedule
January 2026
Arts & Ideas
STAV APPEL – THE TORAH IN THE TAROT
Date
Thursday, January 15
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Unveil the hidden Jewish story shimmering within the Tarot de Marseille – one of Europe’s oldest and most ...
Arts & Ideas
Activist Artists: The Social Practice of Art
Date
Thursday, January 29
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Not just for museum walls! Experience how contemporary artists engage in everything, everywhere, all at once to produce ...
February 2026
Arts & Ideas
REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN – THE MATTERING INSTINCT
Date
Thursday, February 5
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The acclaimed philosopher-novelist returns with a paradigm-shifting work that explores humanity’s most fundamental ...
Arts & Ideas
Bernstein & Previn: Composing to Conducting
Date
Wednesday, February 18
Time
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Enjoy the impressive musical genius of these two Jewish giants whose considerable talents ran the gamut from pianist to ...
Arts & Ideas
Sid Caesar: Comedy Pioneer
Date
Wednesday, February 25
Time
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Laugh along with one of early TV’s preeminent stars whose comedic genius over a 60-year career paved the way for a ...
Arts & Ideas
Zoë Aqua and Her Transylvanian String Band – In a Sea of Stars
Date
Thursday, February 26
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
An electrifying night of klezmer and Transylvanian folk rhythms brought to life by the internationally renowned klezmer ...
March 2026
Arts & Ideas
MAXINE SHARF — MAXI’S KITCHEN BOOK TOUR
Date
Wednesday, March 11
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The wildly popular culinary creator brings her viral, confidence-boosting approach from the screen to the page in her ...
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