"Memory is a Woman: Exploring the Song of Serach and her Passover Story" with Riverway and Miriam Anzovin
Storytelling has always been at the heart of Jewish tradition, serving as both a means of preserving community and transmitting identity. Join Community Creative Fellow Miriam Anzovin for a workshop engaging with Jewish texts, particularly the story of Serach Bat Asher, a central yet often overlooked female figure in Jewish Lore. We will dive into texts that offer Serach not only a personification of storytelling but also a heroine in the Exodus tale—her story holds profound meaning for how we think about the power of narrative in Jewish life. Participants in this engaging workshop will also be encouraged to consider how we each might retell Serach’s story in our own voice, and how we might bring her symbolic presence into our own Passover rituals.
Miriam Anzovin is a huge Jewish nerd, storyteller, and artist, putting ancient discourse in direct communication with modern internet culture, pop culture, and current events.
In The Daf Reactions Project, she shares her practice of daily study of the Babylonian Talmud in the Daf Yomi cycle from the viewpoint of a formerly Orthodox, now secular, Millennial feminist. In Jewish Lore Reactions, she explores her favorite epic characters and stories from the incredible, extended chain of imagination that is the collective narrative world-building of the Jewish people. Her videos are her authentic reactions, with commentary both heartfelt and comedic, centering Jewish joy.
Her role in her work is not as a teacher, nor as a rabbi, but rather as a fellow learner, a fellow traveler, on the path of Jewish discovery. Through her content she invites others to walk beside her on this journey and connect with Jewish teachings in ways that are relatable and personally meaningful to them.
Miriam was the first Artist in Residence at Moishe House, and was previously the host of The Vibe of the Tribe podcast. She is currently represented for speaking engagements by Jewish Speakers Bureau. Miriam was part of the Digital Storytellers Lab’s 2024 cohort for Jewish Lore Reactions. The Daf Reactions Project is a grateful grantee partner of Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah, and Miriam is one of four artists in the 2024–2025 CJP and JArts Community Creative Fellowship cohort.
Miriam exists at the intersection of Sefaria and Sephora. And, also in some people’s minds, where she lives rent free.
Connect with Miriam on Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky, Mastodon, Threads, and Youtube.
Join Miriam and the Riverway Project as we dive into Serach's story on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m. Let us know you'll be there!
This program and the Riverway Project are for those in their 20s & 30s.
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