Capturing Your (Grand)Child’s Stories

Facilitator: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Program Type: Event, Free

Topic: children's books, creative writing, grandchildren, Hanukkah, kidlit

Zoom

Join us on December 4 for an engaging conversation about bringing your family stories to life!

Whether your goal is to publish or simply to create a family keepsake story, discover an effective process to outline and breathe life into your narratives. This event is perfectly timed for those looking to create and share a story that could make a memorable Hanukkah gift for the family.

Free
Recurring

A Secret Chord: Exploring Leonard Cohen’s Sacred/Secular Songs

Facilitator: Amy Gottlieb

Program Type: Event

Topic:

Zoom

Join writer Amy Gottlieb for an interactive exploration of Leonard Cohen's powerful creative work and discover how Cohen's lyrics express a desire for transcendence and relationship with God. Cohen's song lyrics will inspire writing prompts to generate your own poems, prose or even song lyrics.

$54
Recurring

Braided Together: ‘Take Challah’ Ritual in Community

Facilitator: Adva Chattler

Program Type: Event, Free, Monthly program

Topic: challah baking, Jewish women, mitzvot, ritual, Spiritual practice, spirituality

Zoom

Join Adva Chattler for a monthly gathering to explore the ritual of “Taking Challah”: the tradition of blessing the dough of our challah before baking it. Aside from the ritual, we will learn a new braiding and decorating technique each month. Our time together will be sprinkled with song, chant, storytelling and more, as we braid our challahs together. Recipe, step-by-step guide and more resources will be shared in advance.

Free
Recurring

A Secret Chord: Exploring Leonard Cohen’s Sacred/Secular Songs

Facilitator: Amy Gottlieb

Program Type: Event

Topic:

Zoom

Join writer Amy Gottlieb for an interactive exploration of Leonard Cohen's powerful creative work and discover how Cohen's lyrics express a desire for transcendence and relationship with God. Cohen's song lyrics will inspire writing prompts to generate your own poems, prose or even song lyrics.

$54

Nia into the NEW Year

Facilitator: Janice Steinberg

Program Type: Event, Free

Topic: 2025, creative writing, dance, free event, new year, Nia, wellbeing

Zoom

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!

Free

Holding Each Other

Facilitator: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Program Type: Event, Free

Topic: healing, Kaddish, minyan, Misheberech

Zoom

Come together with the Ritualwell community every Monday for "Holding Each Other," a 15-minute online minyan. Join us to enhance your spiritual resilience and provide support to others in need of strength.

Free

Creating Your Own Meaningful Tu B’Shvat Rituals

Facilitator: Wendy Horwitz

Program Type: Event, Free

Topic:

Zoom

Join the Rituawell community to reflect on your connections to this Jewish celebration of nature and discover new ideas to create your own meaningful Tu B’Shvat rituals.

Free

Voices of Disability

Facilitator: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer and Rabbi Asher Sofman

Program Type: Event

Topic: creativity, Disability Justice, Disability Torah, JDAIM, Jewish Disability Awareness, Jewish texts

Zoom

Voices of Disability is a special new collection of curated poetry, prayers and teachings about disability from Ritualwell contributors. This printable PDF will be sent to you electronically and can be accessed online.
When you purchase this new collection, you will also receive a recording of our ‘Writing Disability Torah’ event.

$18

To Laugh: Using Humor to Survive Jewish History

Facilitator: Rob Kutner

Program Type: Event, Free

Topic: comedy, humor, Jewish history, Writing

Zoom

Join Emmy-winning TV comedy writer Rob Kutner (The Daily Show, CONAN) and bestselling author (Marvel’s Look Out for the Little Guy) as he shares his new book, The Jews: 5,000 Years and Counting —a comedic survey of all of Jewish history, plus jokes! Kutner will read from the book and offer and lead participants in exercises designed to harness humor to disarm a menacing world.

Free

Why is This Year’s Seder Different?

Facilitator: Rabbi Mira Beth Wasserman and Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Program Type: Event, Free

Topic: Haggadah, Jewish texts, Passover, Passover 2025, Poetry, seder

Zoom

Ritualwell has created a  new collection of curated Passover resources: Why is this Seder Different? Questions, Readings & Conversation Starters for a Challenging Year. This printable PDF will be delivered electronically and is accessible online.

When you register, you will receive our new collection of curated Passover resources: 'Why is this Seder Different? Questions, Readings & Conversation Starters for a Challenging Year.'

Recurring

Counting the Omer: A Neshamah Recharge

Facilitator: Ritualwell

Program Type: Event

Topic: Counting the Omer, creativity, Jewish spirituality, Shavuot

Zoom

The Counting of the Omer is a time for spiritual introspection and growth. During a time when many of us are feeling deflated and anxious about the state of the world, this ritual can help us to recharge our Neshamah, our soul.

Ritualwell is here for you! Through the 7-week period of the Omer, we’ll provide you with support, accountability, community and creative inspiration to do this spiritual work. 

$54

MALACHIM, Renewed: A Community Art Project

Facilitator: Ritualwell

Program Type: Event, Free

Topic: angel cards, Jewish spirituality, malachim

Zoom

Create art. Create ritual. Create community. 

Submit your visual art. Be part of the creation of the new MALACHIM (Jewish Angel Cards) Set, MALACHIM Messages of Blessing Cards: Ritualwell Community Edition. Join us on April 28 to find out more!

Free

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