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Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art

March 4 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

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An event every week that begins at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, repeating until March 25, 2025

$180
A vintage wedding photo of a bride and groom next to old letters, flowers, and a pocket watch.
Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2025
12:00-1:30 p.m.
$180
 
In Jewish tradition, there are numerous ways to honor both living loved ones and those who have passed away. We can show our affection for important mentors, friends, family members, and ancestors through the written and visual arts.
 
Embark on a journey with poet and painter Cathleen Cohen and Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, an essayist and memoir writer. Engage in a series of expressive exercises and prompts designed to help you explore ways to express your love and appreciation for those who have profoundly influenced your life.
 
Whether you are new to creative expression or an experienced writer or artist, this workshop offers an opportunity to discover fresh creative techniques and pathways to enhance the strongest bonds in your life.
 
All sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.
 
headshot of cathleen cohenCathleen Cohen was the 2019 Poet Laureate of Montgomery County, PA. A painter and teacher, she founded the We the Poets program at ArtWell, an arts education non-profit in Philadelphia. Her poems appear in journals such as Apiary, Baltimore Review, Cagibi, East Coast Ink, 6ix, North of Oxford, One Art, Passager, Philadelphia Stories, Rockvale Review and Rogue Agent. Camera Obscura (chapbook, Moonstone Press), appeared in 2017 and Etching the Ghost (Atmosphere Press) in 2021. She received the Interfaith Relations Award from the Montgomery County PA Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Award from National Association of Poetry Therapy. Her paintings are on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery (ceruleanarts.com).
 
 
 

Gabrielle is a white-skinned womanwith long brown hair. She wars a black tshirt, sunglasses and a gold necklace. She sits in front of green trees and grass.Gabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author and educator whose work focuses on spirituality, creativity and disability. Her personal essays have been featured in TabletShondalandNBCThinkWisdom DailyWHYY and many other publications and she has published several nonfiction books as well as plays for children. Gabrielle is currently working on a memoir about the power of intuition and ongoing conversations with her ancestors. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts.

Gabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.

 

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Date:
March 4
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
EST
Cost:
$180
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