Marking October 7: Poetry, Reflection & Writing with Lesléa Newman

Please join the Ritualwell community on Wednesday, October 7, as we gather to mark this difficult day together through poetry, reflection, and writing. We’ll be joined by acclaimed poet and author Lesléa Newman, who will share selections from her forthcoming collection, The Last Flame Last. This powerful suite of 18 poems responds to October 7 and the surge of antisemitism that followed.
Sacred Words for a Fragile Democracy: A Jewish Creative Writing Lab

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this special series invites you to explore questions of democracy, justice, and belonging through Jewish creative practice. Guided by the voices of Jewish American poets and your own lived experience, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, write, and shape original prayers and poems. Participants also have the option to publish and share their work, bringing their voices into a broader public conversation.
Sacred Words for a Fragile Democracy: A Jewish Creative Writing Lab

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this special series invites you to explore questions of democracy, justice, and belonging through Jewish creative practice. Guided by the voices of Jewish American poets and your own lived experience, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, write, and shape original prayers and poems. Participants also have the option to publish and share their work, bringing their voices into a broader public conversation.
Sacred Words for a Fragile Democracy: A Jewish Creative Writing Lab

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this special series invites you to explore questions of democracy, justice, and belonging through Jewish creative practice. Guided by the voices of Jewish American poets and your own lived experience, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, write, and shape original prayers and poems. Participants also have the option to publish and share their work, bringing their voices into a broader public conversation.
Sacred Words for a Fragile Democracy: A Jewish Creative Writing Lab

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this special series invites you to explore questions of democracy, justice, and belonging through Jewish creative practice. Guided by the voices of Jewish American poets and your own lived experience, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, write, and shape original prayers and poems. Participants also have the option to publish and share their work, bringing their voices into a broader public conversation.