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Rachel Kann

Rachel Kann

Poet Rachel Kann, Sephardic/Ashkenazi Fulbright Scholar to Morocco & author of "How to Bless the New Moon", uplifts audiences & congregations from TEDx to NY's Town & Village Shul.

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About

Poet Rachel Kann, Sephardic/Ashkenazi Fulbright Scholar to Morocco & author of "How to Bless the New Moon", uplifts audiences and congregations in a diversity of spaces including TEDx, Town & Village Shul in NYC, Aleph Kallah, Junity LA, Jewlicious Fest X, Sinai Temple and Mishkon Tephilo in Santa Monica, CA. Rachel's award-winning dynamic presentations are empowering and affirming.


Programs

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Live Spoken Word Event
Book Rachel for an uplifting program of Jewish-themed poetry and conversation. This program is malleable to adjust to your needs. Rachel can present a poetry feature with a book signing, talkback, spiritual elements...there are many possibilities to discuss. Let's create the perfect program for you!
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Rosh Chodesh Generative Experience
During one of Rachel's Rosh Chodesh Generative Experiences, we will consider the New Moon through the lens of Jewish spirituality and context to see what energies it has to reveal to us. We will be inspired by poetry from some of the all-time greats and take a creative journey. Participants are welcome to work in poetry, or any medium that they feel inclined toward.
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Moroccan Sephardic Romancero event
A program featuring a sampling of songs in Haketia (Moroccan Ladino) as well as romanzas from the Moroccan Sephardic Women's Romancero tradition, and a talk from Rachel about her experiences with them in Tangier. Can include a multimedia element, if desired.
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"I was born a Jew, and I will die a Jew" — the life and death of Sol HaTzaddikah
At.the intersection of antisemitism, Muslim-Jewish relations, and Moroccan Sephardic identity, rests the extraordinary true story of Sol Hachuel of Tangier, beheaded in 1834 in a public execution as a teen for refusing to convert to Islam. Remembered for her bravery, devotion to Judaism, strength and otherworldly beauty, her yartzheit is observed in the unique Moroccan-Jewish Hillulot tradition.
Genres
  • Arts
  • Diaspora
  • Music / Concerts
  • Poetry
  • Women & Judaism

Endorsements

“If you think you don’t like poetry, Rachel Kann will disabuse you of that notion…The TEDx UCLA poet’s spoken word shows are mesmerizing as she delivers her words in a driving cadence, propelling her ideas forward with a surprising ferocity. Her meanings are frequently multiple.”

— Glen Starkey, Arts Editor, New Times, San Luis Obispo, CA

“Each piece in this collection sails lyrically through the grimy sea of human imperfection. And at the conclusion, the shoreline, of so many of these poems, the speaker reveals a counterintuitive secret: Beneath the murky waters of our fallibility resides–has always resided–what is most Divine. This is a deep and beautiful book.”

— Yehoshua November, Poet, LA Times Book Prize Finalist, NYC

Rachel Kann is a master wordsmith. Her poems are rich in content, packed with life’s wisdom and imbued with soul. May this collection of her work enable more of the world to enjoy her offerings.

— Sarah Yehudit Schneider, Torah Scholar and Author, "You Are What You Hate", A Still Small Voice, Jerusalem, IL

Contact Rachel

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Books
You Sparkle Inside
You Sparkle Inside
2018
Rachel Kann
A PRAYER ON BEHALF OF THE BROKEN HEART (New Women's Voices Series)
A PRAYER ON BEHALF OF THE BROKEN HEART (New Women's Voices Series)
2017
Finishing Line Press
How to Bless the New Moon: The Priestess Paths Cycle and Other Poems for Queens
How to Bless the New Moon: The Priestess Paths Cycle and Other Poems for Queens
2019
Jewish Poetry Project
Articles
UCLA Newsroom 13 February, 2024:
UCLA honored as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2023–24
Within/Without 17 October, 2023:
What it Feels Like to be a Jew Writing About What it Feels Like to Write About Being a Jew
Hevria 5 November, 2018:
Chachama / Wise Woman
Hevria 24 October, 2018:
Oreget / Weaver-Woman
Videos
The Quickening: Trailer
"Dayenu", a poem by Rachel Kann
Live at Temple Israel of Hollywood
Booking Our Speakers

Weekday/Sunday programs are approximately one hour. Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence usually includes two talks, sometimes three.

Usually: The event price includes honorarium and all expenses, including international and domestic airfare and local expenses. We ask venues to provide home-hospitality for one night (for weekday/Sunday programs), or two nights (for Shabbat programs), or for multi-day programs, one night for each day of the event. If your venue is unable to provide home hospitality, an additional charge of $150 per night will be assessed to cover speaker expenses.

Need a special program for Shavuot, Holocaust Remembrence Day, or July 4th? We have suggestions.

Interested in booking Rachel Kann to speak at your next event? Contact Jewish Speakers Bureau (infREMOVEo@jewREMOVEishspeakerREMOVEsbureau.com), America's only speakers bureau for Jewish-interest speakers, authors, entertainers, and experts.

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