Rekindling Light and Joy Through Writing & Art

In times of darkness, how do you stay inspired? Join poet and painter Cathleen Cohen and essayist and memoirist Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer for a Hanukkah workshop where you’ll explore Jewish texts, poetry, and creative exercises to rekindle joy and creativity. Whether you’re new to writing and art or deeply experienced, you’ll leave with fresh inspiration and a renewed sense of inner light.

Rekindling Light and Joy Through Writing & Art

In times of darkness, how do you stay inspired? Join poet and painter Cathleen Cohen and essayist and memoirist Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer for a Hanukkah workshop where you’ll explore Jewish texts, poetry, and creative exercises to rekindle joy and creativity. Whether you’re new to writing and art or deeply experienced, you’ll leave with fresh inspiration and a renewed sense of inner light.

Rekindling Light and Joy Through Writing & Art

In times of darkness, how do you stay inspired? Join poet and painter Cathleen Cohen and essayist and memoirist Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer for a Hanukkah workshop where you’ll explore Jewish texts, poetry, and creative exercises to rekindle joy and creativity. Whether you’re new to writing and art or deeply experienced, you’ll leave with fresh inspiration and a renewed sense of inner light.

Women of the Bible: A Retelling

A woman in dark clothing gazes into a water basin, seeing her own reflection in the rippling water.

Join us for a vibrant session where we reclaim and reimagine the women of the Hebrew Bible — not as distant figures, but as powerful voices that still speak to us today. Through guided writing or art-making, you’ll reflect on identity, faith, and resilience — and create something new of your own.

The Reconstructionist Network

Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Discover how Jewish folklore and personal memory can spark new poetry—join this creative immersion with poet Susan Comninos. 

Give voice to your own stories through the timeless power of myth and writing.

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