06/28/2026
JeLiThIn creates transformative group engagement with Jewish texts through:
Safe Container — Careful filtering and small groups to build real attachment and trust.
Gap Removal — Reading the text as fiction to eliminate distance and enable honest human grappling.
Playful Engagement — Actively playing with stories and characters to generate creative group energy.
Vulnerability — Personal re-writing of the text, which surfaces individual vulnerability.
Group Affirmation — Public sharing in the safe group, where vulnerability is met with affirmation and where the magic happens.
We lean heavily on JeLiThIn’s signature OWNN the Text method:
Old text: We read and reflect on biblical verses.
Write your own text: We make the text our own through writing our own personal adaptations or responses.
New meaning: Through making the text our own, we imbue old texts with new meaning as we express and explore our own personal spirituality.
New connection: Through sharing our own personal adaptations of the biblical verses, we get to know each other and connect deeply with one another and with our tradition.
We will soon open applications to join JeLiThIn’s Reading Group.
Stay tuned.
