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Humans are, the anthropologists say, the storytelling animal. Drawn in to the worlds created and the adventures offered by the spoken word, we hear our history, our culture and our ethics. We learn, we think, we laugh, we cry – and we do it as a community of storytellers and story listeners. So sit back, relax, listen, and let the stories take you on the remarkable journey of metaphor, music and magic of the Jewish storytelling tradition and beyond!

Beyond Chelm is a bi-weekly program of Jewish and global stories told by award-winning storyteller Robin Bady.

The Logo for Beyond Chelm was created by Rich Codor

June 27, 2012

The Stories Of Chelm

Let us start our storytelling journey in Chelm. For how can we go beyond Chelm if we have never been there in the first place? In eastern European Jewish folklore, the city of Chelm is a mythical municipality, the archetypical home of simpletons and fools. The population is befuddled, but sincere. Reality does not exist, […]

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May 21, 2012

Introducing Beyond Chelm

In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay sits down with his dear friend Robin Bady. Robin Bady is an award-winning storyteller, and has also just launched her own podcast on JCast Network, Beyond Chelm in which she will be telling tales for all ages. In this episode, Darone and Robin talk about their […]

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May 15, 2012

King Tumbo and Mr. Monk

In this episode of Beyond Chelm with Robin Bady, master storyteller Robin Bady tells a wonderful tale from the Far East. This story entitled King Tumbo and Mr. Monk, tells the story of the Elephant King the wise silly monkey and the little mouse who got caught in his nose. The music from this podcast […]

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Robin Bady

Award winning storyteller Robin Bady has been called, “tender, big-hearted and gutsy”, “compassionate and street smart.” She performs in festivals, theaters, museums, schools, colleges and other venues across the United States and parts of Europe. She is the founder of the multi-ethnic storytelling ensemble, Shirazad’s Children, and a member of the musical group Bash the Trash Environmental Arts. She is a teaching artist with various arts organizations. She collaborates on projects with other artists, including visual artist Judy Hoffman, alt-rock violinist Deni Bonet, and instrument builder and composer Skip LaPlante. Her project “Aesop Sez: Fables for Our Times” was created with cartoonist Richard Codor. She was a founder of Chicago’s Bread and Roses Theater, the Artistic Director of Chicago’s Organic Theater, and director of the Children’s Theater Workshop of the 92nd Street YRobin attended Antioch College, graduated from New York University’s Professional Actor Training Program, took classes at NYU’s Educational Theater program, and has studied story with Peninnah Schram, Elizabeth Ellis and Laura Simms.Her work is nurtured with joy, performed with exuberance and compassion, and shaped by her commitment to social justice.Her favorite review? “Are you coming back tomorrow too?” Robin is the winner of the 2012 J.J. Reneaux Emergins Artists Grant.