Educator, facilitator and theatre-maker whose practice brings together Jewish learning, performance and intergenerational participation. After taking part in Bible Slams in Israel, she introduced the format to Sydney as a way of bringing Jewish text into live performance and communal encounter.

Sydney-based clinical psychologist, writer and speaker whose work brings together trauma, grief, identity and resilience within contemporary Jewish life. A former President of the Australian Psychological Society, she combines psychological insight, storytelling and Jewish texts with warmth and depth.

Spoken word performer appearing regularly since 2018 after discovering poetry through Sydney’s Poetica. She has performed at open mic nights across Australia and internationally, and is excited to entertain a Jew/ish audience who know WTF a gefilte fish is.

Stand-up comedian, storyteller and founder of Tribe of Chutzpah Productions. She has performed internationally, including at Yohay Sponder’s Funny Mondays, and produced and hosted sold-out showcases for Sydney Comedy Festival, B’nai B’rith and The Comedy Store. Rayni is an October 8th Jew: a former leftie and arts entrepreneur still processing the ideological whiplash. Luckily Judaism and comedy are keeping her afloat.