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Discovering Jewish Joy: A Ritualwell Community Gathering

October 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

$18
October 29, 2025
12-1:30 p.m. EDT
$18
 

A colorful table with challah, grapes, wine, and two Shabbat candles set outdoors near a stream and trees.

Join the Ritualwell community for a special event celebrating Manna Songs: Stories of Jewish Culture & Heritage, a new anthology filled with 32 moving essays that lift up the theme of Jewish joy.
 
This gathering is an invitation to connect—to Jewish culture, to your own wellsprings of joy, and to a supportive creative community. You’ll hear powerful excerpts from selected contributors connected to the Ritualwell community including Diane Gottlieb, Tzivia Gover, Lisa Grunberger, Talya Jankovits and Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, followed by a meaningful conversation about how joy can be a spiritual and cultural practice—especially in challenging times.
 
Then, you’ll be guided through a generative writing prompt designed to help you reflect on your personal experiences of joy, and how they relate to your Jewish identity and story.
 
Come to be inspired. Come to write. Come to feel joy.
 
This session will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.
 
 
Smiling woman with wavy gray hair outdoors, trees and water in the background.Diane Gottlieb is the editor of the anthologies Awakenings: Stories of Body and Consciousness and the upcoming Manna Songs. Her work appears in notable publications, and she has received various awards, including Tiferet Journal’s nonfiction contest.
 
 
 
 
Woman with long brown hair and a teal top smiling slightly, standing by a white brick wall.Tzivia Gover, author of Dreaming on the Page, is a dreamwork professional and founder of 350 Dreamers, focusing on global healing.
 
 
 
 
 
Woman with long brown hair and a friendly smile, posing in front of a plain light background.Lisa Grunberger, a Pushcart nominee and Temple University professor, has published award-winning poetry reflecting on her experiences as a daughter of Holocaust survivors and is adapting her book Yiddish Yoga into a musical.
 
 
 
 

Smiling woman with wavy blonde hair, red lipstick, and bold black glasses in a cream sweater.Talya Jankovits, an award-winning writer, released the poetry collection girl woman wife mother, recognized in the 2024 Bookfest Awards.

 

 

 

Smiling woman with long brown hair and glasses outdoors, with green foliage in the background.Gabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer, Ritualwell’s Director, focuses on spirituality and disability in her writing and is working on a memoir about intuition and ancestral conversations.

 

Details

Date:
October 29
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Cost:
$18
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