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Writing What Matters Most: In Conversation With Anita Diamant

November 15 @ 1:00 pm EST
$54
Sunday, November 15, 2026
1-2:30 p.m. EDT
$54
 
For more than three decades, Anita Diamant’s books—including The Red Tent and Day After Night—have engaged readers with stories that illuminate Jewish tradition, women’s lives, and the power of narrative. In this special Ritualwell event, Anita will reflect on her writing journey, the evolution of her craft, and what it means to be a Jewish writer today.
 
Together, we’ll explore where stories begin, how research and curiosity shape creative work, and the practices that sustain a writing life.
 
Following the conversation, participants will be invited to write from a prompt in the Ritualwell spirit, gather in community to share reflections and new work. Come to listen, write, and discover what story is waiting for you to tell.
 
This event will be recorded and sent to participants following the event. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.
 
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Anita Diamant is the author of thirteen books, most recently Period. End of Sentence. The New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice. Her first novel, New York Times bestseller, The Red Tent, has been published in more than 25 countries. Her other novels include The Boston Girl, Day after Night, The Last Days of Dogtown, and Good Harbor.

Diamant is the author of six non-fiction guides to contemporary Jewish life, including The Jewish Wedding Now, Living a Jewish Life, and Saying Kaddish, as well as a collection of essays, Pitching my Tent. An award-winning journalist, her work has appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine, Real Simple, Parenting, Boston Magazine and Cognoscenti, the online ideas and opinion page of WBUR-FM. 

Anita is the founding president of Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Education Center: a 21st century reinvention of the ancient tradition of immersion for all Jews and those becoming Jewish. www.mayyimhayyim.org

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