Event

Name: Holding The Sweet and The Bitter: Four New Questions for Passover 2026
Start: 2026-04-01T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-01T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Zoom

December 2025
Magnify the Light: Hanukkah 5786/2025

December 17, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Facilitator: Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein
Program Type: Event
Topic: creative writing, Hanukakh, Jewish spirituality
Zoom

Hanukkah calls us to notice the light — even in dark times. Join Ritualwell to 'Magnify the Light,' an eight-night practice of reflection, creativity, and renewal. Join Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein for a special Hanukkah event, and receive a new booklet of readings and creative prompts to guide you through the Festival of Lights.

$18
January 2026
Nia into the New Year

January 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST

Facilitator: Janice Steinberg
Program Type: Event
Topic: movement, new year, Nia, Writing
Zoom

Start 2026 in active movement and flow of you body and creativity through the practice of Nia! Join the Ritualwell community and Nia instructor Janice Steinberg to engage your body, spirit and creativity through Nia movement followed by prompts for reflection and writing. No experience needed.

$18
The 10 Rules of Writing With Etgar Keret

January 11 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST

Facilitator: Etgar Keret
Program Type: Event
Topic: creative writing, Etgar Keret, writing tips
Zoom

Join acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret, beloved for his imaginative stories, wit, and deep humanity, for a special Ritualwell session where he’ll share his “10 Rules for Writers.” Drawing on decades of literary success, Keret will inspire you to nurture creativity, embrace imperfection, and discover new ways of thinking about storytelling and connection.

$54
Torah Metaphors: Connecting Between Biblical Figures and Our Lives

January 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Facilitator: Jacquline Jules
Program Type: Event
Topic: creative writing, midrash, Torah
Zoom

Explore the emotional lives of Torah’s women and men—and discover where their stories intersect with your own. In this session, you’ll read selected texts, reflect on your personal reactions, and write imaginatively to a biblical character, drawing connections to your modern life. Come engage with timeless narratives as rich metaphors for your own inner journey.

$18
Beyond the Eulogy

January 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Facilitator: Ellen Blum Barish
Program Type: Event
Topic: creative writing, legacy, loved one, Memoir, obituary
Zoom

In this gathering with memoirist Ellen Blum Barish, you are invited to gently explore the unique imprint someone dear has made on your life. Together, we’ll open space for memory, feeling, and reflection—considering not just who they were, but how they continue to shape who you are becoming.

$18
February 2026
Oneg Shabbat: A New Table Companion

February 2 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

Facilitator: Rabbi Sandy Sasson and Rabbi Jeffrey Schein
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: Jewish ritual, Jewish spirituality, Shabbat
Zoom

Find fresh ideas, creative insight, and new ways to bring Shabbat joyfully to your table and community with Rabbis Sandy Sasso and Jeffrey Schein, editors of a new Shabbat companion.

Free
Drawing from Torah: A Generative Jewish Poetry Workshop

February 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Facilitator: Dr. Eve Grubin
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: creative writing, Poetry, Torah
Zoom

Discover how poets transform Jewish texts into powerful poems—and create your own in this generative workshop inspired by Torah and tradition.

Free
Exploring Disability Torah: Text, Reflection, and Creative Voice

February 23 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Facilitator: Mat Wilson
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: disability, Disability Torah, JDAIM, Jewish Disability Awareness
Zoom

Join us to explore Disability Torah—hear from writers, study texts, and reflect through writing in an inclusive, creative space.

Free
Uncovering Feminine Strength and Wisdom

February 24 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Facilitator: Tzivia Gover
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: creative writing, creativity, Jewish spirituality, Jewish texts, Poetry, Sarah and Haga
Zoom

We invite you to sample our upcoming Immersion, Sarah and Hagar: Uncovering Feminine Strength and Wisdom
in community. Join poet Tzivia for an interactive conversation on Sarah, Hagar, and feminine wisdom, followed by a creative writing prompt and time for sharing what we uncover.

Free
Purim & the Poetry of Resistance

February 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST

Facilitator: Anna Goodman Herrick
Program Type: Event
Topic: Esther, Jewish joy, Poetry, Purim, Social Justice
Zoom

Prepare for Purim through poetry, imagination, and sacred play. In this generative workshop, you’ll investigate, conjure, and write new poems inspired by ancestral wisdom and the Jewish texts of Purim—a holiday that invites both joy and holy mischief.

$18
March 2026
Poems of Freedom: A Reading & Writing Experience

March 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT

Facilitator: Cathleen Cohen and Lynn Levin
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: creative writing, Jewish spirituality, Passover, Poetry, Yetzirah
Zoom

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 8-9:30 p.m. EST Prepare for Passover—the festival of liberation—through poetry, reflection, and creative expression. Join Ritualwell and the Philly Yetzirah Regional Chapter for a special reading, […]
April 2026
Holding The Sweet and The Bitter: Four New Questions for Passover 2026

April 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Facilitator:
Program Type: Event
Topic: Four questions, Passover, Passover 2026, seder
Zoom

As we prepare for Passover 2026, join us for a meaningful exploration of how to balance joy and challenge at your seder table.
To spark thoughtful and heartfelt conversation, the Ritualwell team has created a new collection of curated Passover resources, including four new questions to complement the traditional Four Questions. This printable PDF will be delivered electronically and accessible online, ready to bring to your table when you register for this event.

$18

Event

December 2025

Magnify the Light: Hanukkah 5786/2025

January 2026

Nia into the New Year

The 10 Rules of Writing With Etgar Keret

Torah Metaphors: Connecting Between Biblical Figures and Our Lives

Beyond the Eulogy

February 2026

Oneg Shabbat: A New Table Companion

Drawing from Torah: A Generative Jewish Poetry Workshop

Exploring Disability Torah: Text, Reflection, and Creative Voice

Uncovering Feminine Strength and Wisdom

March 2026

Poems of Freedom: A Reading & Writing Experience

April 2026

Holding The Sweet and The Bitter: Four New Questions for Passover 2026

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