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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 
 
Start the new year with connection, creativity, and reflection in a special event inspired by the powerful new anthology On Being Jewish Now—a heartfelt, humorous, and deeply moving collection of essays curated by writer, podcaster, and publisher Zibby Owens.
 
You’ll hear selections from the anthology that explore Jewish identity, culture, and resilience in a post–October 7th world, and join a meaningful conversation between Zibby Owens and Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer about what it means to be Jewish in this moment. Then, you’ll be invited to engage in generative writing that helps you explore your relationship to Jewishness now—your questions, traditions, worries, and hopes. 

Whether you come to listen, share, or simply reflect, this gathering offers a warm and welcoming space to feel seen, supported, and inspired. 

 

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.

 

 

Details

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

Zibby Owens

Venue

Zoom

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