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Biography

With over 30 years of experience as a Jewish educator and administrator, in 2019 my sister Naomi Stein and I created Next Chapter Productions. We are currently working on our first documentary film, And When Your Chilren Ask. 

I have spent 18 years in Jewish high school education, taught adults in a variety of educational and communal settings, and founded a pluralistic Jewish Day School in the city of Chicago. With a PhD in religion, I have long been interested in our sources of inspiration, the language we use, the relationships and ideas that shape us, and the ways we make meaning of our lives. I am moved by the stories traditions tell and the ways we continue to live with and challenge ancient tales. In my new chapter, I return to the power of film to tell stories and educate. In 1995 I co-produced and directed an award-winning documentary, Eugene, which tells the story of a boy born with cerebral palsy and the community and technology which helped him celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. As a filmmaker, I love the collaborative nature of the project, the team effort required to explore the richness of people’s stories. 

Films