Honoring Our Animal Companions
October 26 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
$18
Monday October 26, 2026
1-2:30 p.m.
$18
Our animal companions bring joy, connection, and depth to our lives. For many of us, these relationships are deeply meaningful—adding richness, comfort, and texture to our days.
What rituals might help us honor these bonds and bring a sense of holiness to our relationships with the animals in our lives?
Join us for a special Ritual Lab gathering with Rabbi Linda Holtzman, a spiritual leader who has been called upon to help create rituals for welcoming animals into our lives and mourning their loss. Together, we’ll explore the wisdom we’ve gained from our animal companions, as well as from the larger non-human world. You’ll leave with a collection of rituals you can bring into your own relationships—and inspiration for creating rituals of your own.
This gathering is part of Ritual Lab, Ritualwell’s new monthly series celebrating innovation in contemporary Jewish ritual. Each session features visionary writers, artists, and spiritual leaders who are expanding Jewish ritual practice in creative, meaningful, and accessible ways.
This event will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.
Rabbi Linda Holtzman (she, they) is the organizer of Tikkun Olam Chavurah, a community that pursues social justice.One of the first rabbis to publicly identify as lesbian/queer, she served the LGTBQ synagogue, Beth Ahava, in Philadelphia. She is the founder of the Reconstructionist Hevra Kadisha, also in Philadelphia.A leading social justice activist, she is a founding member of POWER, an interfaith organization committed to building communities of opportunity that work for all. She is also a founder of the New Sanctuary Movement, which works to end injustices against immigrants regardless of their immigration status.Rabbi Linda is a lifelong animal lover.
