Yael Unterman – Poet, Author, Actress, Bibliodrama – Jerusalem, Israel
Yael Unterman was born in Jerusalem, Israel.
She grew up in Manchester, England, and returned to Israel at the age of 18. In addition to spending several years on advanced Torah studies, she earned a BA in Psychology/Talmud (Bar-Ilan University), and Masters degrees in Jewish History (Touro College) and Creative Writing (Bar-Ilan University).
The many hats she wears include:
- Poet
- Author
- Actress
- Life Coach
- Teacher & Lecturer
- Translator & Editor
- Bibliodrama Facilitator
Her first book is Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar (Urim Publications), a biography of the legendary Torah teacher. Finalist in the 2009 National Jewish Book Awards, Modern Jewish Thought category.
Her second book The Hidden of Things: Twelve Stories of Love & Longing (Yotzeret Publishing) is a collection of fictional tales of young Jews searching for love, spiritual connection and identity. Finalist in the 2015 USA Best Book Awards, Religious Fiction category. (Free stories online: Ged and God and Glove.)
In 2002, Yael discovered Bibliodrama, a technique invented by Dr Peter Pitzele that she has taken all over the world and trained teachers to use. To date she has run over 300 Bibliodramas in ten countries.
Her original play, After Eden, an unusual, intense and thought-provoking interpretation of the Cain and Abel story, appeared in the US, UK, Australia & Israel and was featured in 2006 on Australian National Radio.
Yael lectures regularly around the world. Go to her website www.yaelunterman.com to see details of her latest trips, updates and publications.