The Broken Mishkan: a Selichot evening featuring a performance, time for reflection, and prayer, written and performed by Sara Nesson.
 
Sometimes life brings unexpected changes—a loss, an illness, or even a pandemic—and we find ourselves on unfamiliar ground. At this time of reflection in the Jewish calendar, we might ask: how do we bring these experiences into the greater whole of who we are?
 
Mishkan is a Hebrew word for “sacred space.” The Broken Mishkan is a short performance piece about one woman’s journey through life’s humbling and blessed terrain. Part memoir, part midrash (biblical interpretation), Sara’s story invites each of us to celebrate the ways we encounter the sacred, no matter what our circumstances.
 
Sara Nesson is an artist, writer, and actress living in Northern California. A lifelong creative, she has led high holiday rituals in nature, performed with A Traveling Jewish Theatre, mentored Jewish teenagers, and traversed the United States as a travel writer. She is a graduate of Harvard College, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and the Graduate Theological Union. Learn more about Sara and see a trailer at saranesson.com.
 
Co-sponsored with Columbia Jewish Congregation, Columbia, MD; Congregation Shir Chadash, Milwaukee, WI; and SAJ: Judaism that Stands for All, NYC.
 
Presentation and Discussion will be followed by Selichot Service, led by clergy of all four congregations.  Register here.