To Laugh: Using Humor to Survive Jewish History

Join Emmy-winning TV comedy writer Rob Kutner (The Daily Show, CONAN) and bestselling author (Marvel’s Look Out for the Little Guy) as he shares his new book, The Jews: 5,000 Years and Counting —a comedic survey of all of Jewish history, plus jokes! Kutner will read from the book and offer and lead participants in exercises designed to harness humor to disarm a menacing world.
ADVOT@Ritualwell Open House

Join us for an open house to learn about ADVOT@Ritualwell, a creative home for poets, liturgists, ritual creators, songwriters, and other Jewish artists.
The Poetry of Your Ancestors

Prepare for the High Holy Days with poet Anna Goodman Herrick to investigate, conjure, and generate new poetry from our ancestral wisdom and Jewish sacred texts.
Writing Letters: Dispatches to the Divine

Join memoirist Ellen Blum Barish to prepare for a meaningful transition into the High Holy Days through the practice of letter writing.
Prescription to Feel: A Guided Conversation on Love, Loss, and the Power of Community to Sustain Us
Join Myra Sack and the Ritualwell community for a poignant conversation about both the personal journey of grief.
Behind the Mask: A Creative Exploration of the Characters in the Purim Story

Gain inspiration from texts by Patricia Smith, Margaret Atwood, and others to inspire us to move beyond writing from the personal “I” and see what we can discover about the Purim stories and their meaning for our own lives when we put on the mask and write.
Behind the Mask: A Creative Exploration of the Characters in the Purim Story

Gain inspiration from texts by Patricia Smith, Margaret Atwood, and others to inspire us to move beyond writing from the personal “I” and see what we can discover about the Purim stories and their meaning for our own lives when we put on the mask and write.