JTS’s SPOILER: The Unpredictable Storytelling Festival is a signature part of our MFA in Creative Writing program. Over a series of evenings, a lineup of world-renowned authors, including the MFA faculty, take the stage to inspire audiences. Witty banter and amusing tangents abound during this celebration of Jewish storytelling. Since it’s the UNPREDICTABLE Storytelling Festival, who knows what will happen at the next one? 

Ira Glass (left), Edgar Keret (right)

David Remnick (left), Françoise Mouly (right)

Etgar Keret and Deborah Treisman on stage at SPOILER
Etgar Keret (left), Deborah Treisman (right)
Jonathan Safran Foer and Jodi Kantor on stage at SPOILER
Jonathan Safran Foer (left), Jodi Kantor (right)
Alex Edelman and Shalom Auslander on stage at SPOILER
Alex Edelman (left), Shalom Auslander (right)
Attendees at SPOILER browse books for purchase by authors
Audience members browse books by storytellers

Press for SPOILER

9.14.2025 – Jewish Telegraphic Agency – “Alex Edelman and fans of ‘Long Story Short’ may disagree, but a new book says Jewish humor is dying“

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2026

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2025

2025

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