Sarah and Hagar: Uncovering Feminine Strength and Wisdom
Re-examine the matriarchs Sarah and Hagar to discover strength, wisdom, and inspiration for our own lives. Text study, discussion, and writing prompts will help you uncover new possibilities for understanding female relationships, motherhood, and feminine archetypes.
Sarah and Hagar: Uncovering Feminine Strength and Wisdom
Re-examine the matriarchs Sarah and Hagar to discover strength, wisdom, and inspiration for our own lives. Text study, discussion, and writing prompts will help you uncover new possibilities for understanding female relationships, motherhood, and feminine archetypes.
Sarah and Hagar: Uncovering Feminine Strength and Wisdom
Re-examine the matriarchs Sarah and Hagar to discover strength, wisdom, and inspiration for our own lives. Text study, discussion, and writing prompts will help you uncover new possibilities for understanding female relationships, motherhood, and feminine archetypes.
Sarah and Hagar: Uncovering Feminine Strength and Wisdom
Re-examine the matriarchs Sarah and Hagar to discover strength, wisdom, and inspiration for our own lives. Text study, discussion, and writing prompts will help you uncover new possibilities for understanding female relationships, motherhood, and feminine archetypes.
Drawing from Torah: A Generative Jewish Poetry Workshop
Discover how poets transform Jewish texts into powerful poems—and create your own in this generative workshop inspired by Torah and tradition.
Torah Metaphors: Connecting Between Biblical Figures and Our Lives

Explore the emotional lives of Torah’s women and men—and discover where their stories intersect with your own. In this session, you’ll read selected texts, reflect on your personal reactions, and write imaginatively to a biblical character, drawing connections to your modern life. Come engage with timeless narratives as rich metaphors for your own inner journey.
Scorched but not Consumed
A D’var Torah / Essay based on Parashat Va’etchanan The Parsha Is About Oaths—and the Cost of Keeping Them Parashat Va’etchanan opens with one of the most intimate and painful […]
The Torah in the Tarot
Discover how centuries-old Tarot cards may conceal the stories, symbols, and holy days of Judaism. Author Stav Appel reveals his groundbreaking research into the hidden connections between the Tarot de Marseille and Jewish tradition, drawn from his forthcoming book ‘The Torah in the Tarot.’
The Ten Commandments: In Our Image

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” When looking at this lead-off commandment, two things are […]
Discover Your Torah: Preparing for Shavuot with Meditation and Poetry

Join a special collaboration between the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and Ritualwell to prepare for Shavuot through mindfulness meditation, poetry and generative writing practices.