While Eva Grayzel pursued a career as an actress in NYC after college, she worked in Jewish Education. Interactive storytelling was her speciality, particularly in Jewish Folklore. She has substituted as a cantor at services, tutored Bar/BatMitzvah students and teaches trope. After surviving late stage oral cancer, she has become an international motivational speaker on the patient perspective. As a storyteller and survivor, she emphasizes life values in every program. Whether it’s an interactive Jewish storytelling program, a parenting program, educator workshop, or a program on the power of story for future generations, Eva will leave a lasting impression with easy-to-start routines to make life meaningful, memorable and more Jewish.

Eva’s publications:

• Three-time Award-winning M.C. Plays Hide & Seek. Order 5+ books and receive 40% off with code MCPlays40. More information.
• Second children’s book in series to minimize fear and promote dialogue around cancer, Mr. C the Globetrotter.
• A 12-page guide to document personal stories, My Story Legacy, a gift as valuable as material possessions.
• A booklet with 13 Chanukah Sing-Alongs for your Candle-Lighting. Includes a brief history of the holiday and directions for playing Dreidel.
• Professionally produced online video, Rosh Hashana Video with Storyteller Eva Grayzel. Also available for one price for an entire synagogue. For young families ages 3-11
• A short & sweet, interactive and inclusive Mini-Hagaddah for your Passover Seder.
• Co-Producer/Writer of children’s Jewish holiday video from 1991, The Secret in Bubbe’s Attic

FREE publications/resources:

• Eva’s Chanukah Rap with world-renown Spencer BeatBoxer. Download a FREE PDF of the lyrics to use as curriculum.
• Eva’s Jonah And The Whale Rap for Yom Kippur or anytime of the year!

Out of print:
Three Story and Music CD’s: A Story A Day, Absolute Chanukah and Proud To Be Jewish.

Consider Eva for Your:

• Event Keynote
• Teacher In-Service, Professional Day, Educator Workshop
• Assembly Program
• Artist/Scholar-In-Residence
• Family Education, Parent Workshop
• Women’s Group
• High Holiday Programming
• Bikur Cholim / Caring Committee
• B’nai Mitzvah Confirmation Class Program
• Story Development for your Rabbi/Leadership

Jewish Tales With A Twist: Interactive Storytelling

Through Jewish Folklore, Eva engages and teaches listeners of all ages and learning abilities. She invites as many as 30 audience members to spontaneously role-play stories emphasizing Derech Eretz, Tikkun Olam, and Tzedakah. (All Ages)

Objectives:

• Enhance Jewish concepts through stories
• Improve information retention and learning
• Promote positive interaction between classmates

Sneak a peak at Eva’s Chanukah Rap with world famous Beat Boxer Spencer Knight

Walk The Talk: Hands-On Storytelling Techniques For Educators

Achieve multi-sensory learning through reading a simple Jewish Folktale, or telling a familiar story (Chanukah/Purim). Engage imaginations with uniquely interactive techniques to introduce Jewish concepts, Hebrew vocabulary and history.

Objectives:

• Gain a new perspective on your student’s learning abilities
• Facilitate recall
• Boost self-esteem

Jewish Rituals Rich with Reward

(Parents/Grandparents/Caregivers/Educators)

How do we bring meaningful interactions into busy lifestyles? Learn concrete tools to infuse everyday events like family dinners, bedtime, birthday presents and tzedakah, with easy-to-do changes that highlight Jewish rituals. Empower future generations with your values.

Objectives:

• Explore simple ways to infuse Jewish traditions into daily routines
• Draw children into the beauty of their Jewish heritage
• Create a legacy of your family values

When the Going Gets Tough, Who Gets Going?: Leadership Skills and Bikkur Cholim

(B’nai Mitzvah and Adults)

Intimately understand how faith, prayer and friendship impact life’s hard times. What do you say? Should you visit? How can you help? Through stories about her personal experience overcoming a life-threatening illness, Eva empowers listeners with a deeper understanding of prayer, human nature, coping skills and the support network.

Objectives:

• Build positive energy in the face of adversity
• Identify how to use life’s challenges as a change mechanism
• Find courage to stretch your ‘comfort zone’

Tropaerobics: Torah and Haftorah

Choreograph the Torah trop symbols through ‘urban’ movement while singing the musical notes. This workshop is for beginners or for educators who want a physical method for teaching Trope. (All Ages)

Objectives:

• Recognize the name and shape of the trope symbol
• Master how to sing all the major trope groups
• Facilitate recall through physical memory

To Be ‘Hip’ from the Pulpit Or Not To Be, It’s All In The Story: Interactive Storytelling Techniques for Rabbis

Engaging stories are memorable. Eva provides strategies and interactive tools for Rabbis to connect children and adults to the stories they tell. Pick a story, call Eva, and she will, talk you through the many ways you can spontaneously involve members of the congregation with sound effects, hand gestures, group responses, and even as a character in the story. Typed notes included.

Objectives:

• Update your story making the message more modern
• Enhance your story with role-play
• Infuse your story with a heart-felt connection