David Arfa, Maggid (Mah-geed/Storyteller) is dedicated to Judaism's storytelling heritage and ancient environmental wisdom. He has produced two award winning CD's, 'the Birth of Love: Tales for the Days of Awe' and 'The Life and Times of Herschel of Ostropol: The Greatest Prankster Who Ever Lived'. His full length storytelling performance, 'The Jar of Tears: A Memorial for the Warsaw Ghetto Rebbe' won the Cohen Center Hildebrandt award for its "artistic quality, technical mastery and depth of vision." David is currently the Director of Education for CBI in North Adams, leads outdoor contemplative Shabbat services and is enrolled in Clinical Pastoral Education. David lives in the Berkshire foothills of Shelburne Falls, MA.