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Exploring Disability Torah: Text, Reflection, and Creative Voice

February 23, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Free
Close-up of hands reading Braille text on an open book.
Monday, February 23, 2026
12-1:30 p.m. EST
 
Join Ritualwell and the Disability Torah Project for a powerful, inclusive gathering exploring disability, Jewish text, and creative expression. We’ll hear from Mat Wilson, Founder and Director of the Disability Torah Project, and a dynamic panel of writers working at the crossroads of disability and Torah wisdom, then move into a guided text-study session designed to invite your own reflection and writing.
 
Through a short writing prompt, you’ll have the chance to respond to what you’ve read and experienced, exploring how disability Torah can deepen our communal conversations, spiritual imagination, and sense of connection.
 
This event welcomes everyone—whether you identify as disabled or nondisabled, whether you’re a seasoned text-studier or new to it. Come ready to listen, reflect, and write in a space of curiosity, care, and shared meaning-making.
 
This session will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.
 

Illustration of a Torah scroll with a wheelchair symbol, next to the text Disability Torah Project.

Person wearing glasses and a cap, sitting on a bench outdoors, surrounded by greenery.
 
Mat Wilson (they/them) enjoys board and video games, road trips big and small, and any opportunity to be in the water. They discovered a love for Torah study through the art of source sheet creation and are currently expanding their written reflections through the Disability Torah Project. Outside of their free time, Mat is a student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and is pursuing a Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania.
 
 

Details

Date:
February 23, 2026
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST
Cost:
Free
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Organizer

Mat Wilson

Venue

Zoom

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