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On Being Jewish Now: A Reading & Writing Experience

September 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Free
 
September 17, 2025
12-1 p.m. ET 
 
Since October 7, our world has shifted in ways that touch every part of our lives. Many of us are asking: How do we navigate—and even flourish—in this moment? Where can we turn for wisdom, connection, and hope?
 
In her new anthology, On Being Jewish Now, writer, podcaster, and publisher Zibby Owens brings together leading Jewish voices in a heartfelt, humorous, and deeply moving collection of essays.
 
Join Zibby in conversation with Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer of Ritualwell as they explore what it means to be Jewish right now—how our questions, traditions, worries, and hopes shape our lives and connect us to one another. You’ll be invited into a guided generative writing session to reflect on your own relationship to Jewishness in this moment.
 
This event will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.

 

Smiling woman with chin in hand, looking up and to the side, in a black and white portrait.Zibby Owens is the founder of Zibby Media which includes the award-winning daily podcast Totally Booked with Zibby, Zibby Publishing in New York, and Zibby’s Bookshop in Santa Monica CA. She is the author of six books including the USA Today bestsellers Blank: A Novel and On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates. Follow her on Substack and Instagram @zibbyowens where she tells it like it is.

 

 

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Date:
September 17
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Cost:
Free
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Zibby Owens

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Zoom

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