TEXT. ART. RITUAL. DISCOURSE. TRADITION.
A radical approach towards multi-disciplinary experiences
global events & retreats
We reinterpret traditions, rituals, and texts weaved with contemporary cultural performances to contend with contemporary questions and issues–with the goal to enact constructive change in the world and ourselves.
Live & Virtual Events
Leadings academic scholars, contemporary artists and musicians, diplomats, and other change-makers come together at SHIUR events to create and innovate interdisciplinary content.
Retreats
At unique locations around the world, SHIUR retreats explore how the Shabbat and Havdalah practices could offer a radically different approach to retreat, transformation, and alterity. Our retreats involve text study, ritual, body & movement, sound and music, and good food!
Private Events & Workshops
We bring our unique method of interdisciplinary text based discourse to private events, retreats, and festivals–structured and customized to our partners, whether it be as a workshop, as a Shabbat, Havdalah or holiday experience, or as an interdisciplinary event.
Collaborations
We are proud to have collaborated with leading contemporary artists, musicians, academics, diplomats, museums, and others to together create innovative and pathbreaking collaborations in art, discourse, and more.
Private events & workshops
We bring our unique method of interdisciplinary text based discourse to private events, retreats, and festivals–structured and customized to our partners, whether it be as a workshop, as a Shabbat, Havdalah or holiday experience, or as an interdisciplinary event.
Guided Discourses
Explore different ways of conceptualizing and thinking through guided text based discourses covering specific themes that are relevant to your organization–bring this to your office, retreat, or festival.
Shabbat
For thousands of years, the Shabbat or Sabbath, has been a central component of Jewish life. Shabbat is a break and retreat from society, allowing for a critical distance as well as a replenishing of the self–with the intent to go back into and transform society. Bring a Shabbat experience to your retreat–where we will lead immersive Shabbat ritual experiences and workshops.
Havdalah
Is contemporary retreat and “letting-go” culture a naive escapism or an opportunity for transformation? How can we ensure that the transformation doesn’t remain in the retreat headspace—but can be a tool in changing society at large? The Jewish Havdalah fire ritual is a ceremony that explores this tension in all its complexity—through a multi-sensory practice marking the end of Shabbat and the beginning of the work-week. Invite SHIUR to lead a multidisciplinary Havdalah exerience to conclude your retreat or Shabbat.
Interdisciplinary
Bring our unique text based multi-disciplinary discourse to your festival, conference, or event. We customize our content to make it relevant to the theme of your programming.