Upcoming Events
Lerhaus: House of Learning - Boston, MA
This class with draw upon Dr. Glass's experience of writing Kissing Girls on Shabbat, a personal memoir about growing up and entering an arranged marriage within Hasidic Judaism, and ultimately fighting to set herself and her children free. As a trauma-focused psychotherapist, Glass learned to use writing as a tool for healing and ultimately for reconstructing her relationship with herself, her queer identity, and her Judaism.
This class will cover the use of art in unlearning and relearning one's Jewish identity.
Jewish Book Festival - Vancouver, CA
QUEER JEWISH STORIES
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JQT VANCOUVER AND QJJ
Unpacking the Book: Jewish Writers in Conversation - NY, NY
Join a virtual conversation about self acceptance, self love, and queerness through the lens of both memoir and fiction with the authors Sara Glass and Eli Zuzovsky. This discussion delves into coming-of-age in an Orthodox community, and the difference between who we are taught to be, who we want to be, and how we choose who we are inside. Moderated by writer and podcast host, Stephanie Butnick.
Author Brunch - Hoboken, NJ
Dr. Sara Glass tells her coming-of-age, awakening, and survivor story. With honesty and courage, the author takes us inside the community and family in which she was raised, her two troubled marriages, and her struggles with shame, guilt, and the dread of losing her children.
New York Jewish Book Festival
In Her Words: Contemporary Jewish Women’s Memoirs
This panel will highlight three different stories of women and how they overcame personal and societal struggles to become successful today. Evelyn Frick, Associate Editor for Hey Alma, will be in conversation with Sara Glass, author of Kissing Girls on Shabbat; F.K. Clementi, author of South of My Dreams; and Bonny Reichert, author of How to Share an Egg.
https://mjhnyc.org/new-york-jewish-book-festival/
