BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ritualwell - ECPv6.13.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ritualwell X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ritualwell.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ritualwell REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250107T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250107T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20241011T124204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T162441Z UID:28203-1736251200-1736256600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Facing Our Death to Live More Fully: A Jewish Approach DESCRIPTION:Tuesday January 7\, 14\, 21 and 28\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nDeath is the one commonality that every human being shares\, yet too often\, we hesitate to explore our emotions and energy related to our mortality and what it means to have finite time on earth. In this immersion\, Rabbi Haviva Ner-David will provide resources and space to explore your feelings\, concerns\, and hopes about death and what does or doesn’t happen after. There is no set agenda: this experience offers you a path to living a fuller\, more conscious life by getting more comfortable in exploring death through learning\, discussion\, creative writing and guided visualization.\n \nThis series will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nRabbi Dr. Haviva Ner-David is the rabbinic founder of Shmaya: A Mikveh for Mind\, Body\, and Soul\, the only mikveh in Israel open to all to immerse as they choose. Ordained as both a rabbi and an interfaith minister\, certified as a spiritual companion (with a specialty in dream work)\, and with a doctorate on mikveh from Bar Ilan University\, she offers mikveh guidance and spiritual companioning for individuals and couples\, as well as mikveh workshops and classes for groups. Rabbi Haviva is the author of three spiritual journey memoirs and a novel. Her most recent memoir\, Dreaming Against the Current: A Rabbi’s Soul Journey\, is about her journey into interspirituality and dreamwork. Her two previous spiritual journey memoirs are titled: Chanah’s Voice: A Rabbi Wrestles with Gender\, Commandment\, and the Women’s Rituals of Baking\, Bathing\, and Brightening\, and Life on the Fringes: A Feminist Journey Towards Traditional Rabbinic Ordination\, a runner up for the National Jewish Book Council Awards. Hope Valley\, her debut novel\, is about the friendship between a Palestinian and a Jewish woman in Galilee\, where Haviva lives. She is also the mother of seven and lives with FSHD\, a form of muscular dystrophy\, which has been one of her greatest teachers.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/facing-our-death-to-live-more-fully-a-jewish-approach/2025-01-07/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/RAW-Facing-Our-Death-to-Live-More-Fully_-A-Jewish-Approach-with-Rabbi-Haviva-Ner-David.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20240909T191411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T134656Z UID:27563-1736427600-1736433000@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:A Dream of Many Colors: Blending Ancient Wisdom with Modern Writing Practices DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, January 9\, 16\, 23 and 30\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$180 for four sessions\n \nRabbi Hisda famously declared that a dream that’s not interpreted is like an unopened letter from God\, and Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote that “There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark.” Join writer and dream worker Tzivia Gover for this unique dream-writing Immersion using guided meditations\, writing prompts\, and dream incubation to tap into the midnight mind. Uncover writing techniques that unveil unexpected wisdom\, significance\, and fresh outlooks.\n \nThe sessions will include information and inspiration about Jewish approaches to dreams and writing\, as well as time to write and share with one another. This workshop is open to everyone\, whether you remember your dreams or not\, and whether you are a casual writer or a published author (and everyone in between).\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nTzivia Gover is the author of ‘Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing‘\, and other books about dreams\, writing\, and everyday joy. She is the creator of ‘The Life of H: Sarah\, Reimagined’ an online poetry project. The founder of 350 Dreamers\, an online international community dreaming for global healing in this time of climate crisis\, Tzivia is a board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and a past Director at the Institute for Dream Studies. Tzivia is a Certified Dreamwork Professional and a Certified Proprioceptive Writing Instructor. She has her MFA in writing from Columbia University\, and has taught in college and community settings domestically and abroad. Learn more at www.thirdhousemoon.com and https://tziviagover.substack.com.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/a-dream-of-many-colors-wisdom-writing-from-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge/2025-01-09/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A-Dream-of-Many-Colors-Weaving-a-writing-practice-from-the-wisdom-of-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge-with-Tzivia-Gover-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20240909T191411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T134657Z UID:27577-1737032400-1737037800@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:A Dream of Many Colors: Blending Ancient Wisdom with Modern Writing Practices DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, January 9\, 16\, 23 and 30\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$180 for four sessions\n \nRabbi Hisda famously declared that a dream that’s not interpreted is like an unopened letter from God\, and Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote that “There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark.” Join writer and dream worker Tzivia Gover for this unique dream-writing Immersion using guided meditations\, writing prompts\, and dream incubation to tap into the midnight mind. Uncover writing techniques that unveil unexpected wisdom\, significance\, and fresh outlooks.\n \nThe sessions will include information and inspiration about Jewish approaches to dreams and writing\, as well as time to write and share with one another. This workshop is open to everyone\, whether you remember your dreams or not\, and whether you are a casual writer or a published author (and everyone in between).\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nTzivia Gover is the author of ‘Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing‘\, and other books about dreams\, writing\, and everyday joy. She is the creator of ‘The Life of H: Sarah\, Reimagined’ an online poetry project. The founder of 350 Dreamers\, an online international community dreaming for global healing in this time of climate crisis\, Tzivia is a board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and a past Director at the Institute for Dream Studies. Tzivia is a Certified Dreamwork Professional and a Certified Proprioceptive Writing Instructor. She has her MFA in writing from Columbia University\, and has taught in college and community settings domestically and abroad. Learn more at www.thirdhousemoon.com and https://tziviagover.substack.com.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/a-dream-of-many-colors-wisdom-writing-from-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge/2025-01-16/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A-Dream-of-Many-Colors-Weaving-a-writing-practice-from-the-wisdom-of-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge-with-Tzivia-Gover-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20240909T191411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T134658Z UID:27578-1737637200-1737642600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:A Dream of Many Colors: Blending Ancient Wisdom with Modern Writing Practices DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, January 9\, 16\, 23 and 30\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$180 for four sessions\n \nRabbi Hisda famously declared that a dream that’s not interpreted is like an unopened letter from God\, and Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote that “There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark.” Join writer and dream worker Tzivia Gover for this unique dream-writing Immersion using guided meditations\, writing prompts\, and dream incubation to tap into the midnight mind. Uncover writing techniques that unveil unexpected wisdom\, significance\, and fresh outlooks.\n \nThe sessions will include information and inspiration about Jewish approaches to dreams and writing\, as well as time to write and share with one another. This workshop is open to everyone\, whether you remember your dreams or not\, and whether you are a casual writer or a published author (and everyone in between).\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nTzivia Gover is the author of ‘Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing‘\, and other books about dreams\, writing\, and everyday joy. She is the creator of ‘The Life of H: Sarah\, Reimagined’ an online poetry project. The founder of 350 Dreamers\, an online international community dreaming for global healing in this time of climate crisis\, Tzivia is a board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and a past Director at the Institute for Dream Studies. Tzivia is a Certified Dreamwork Professional and a Certified Proprioceptive Writing Instructor. She has her MFA in writing from Columbia University\, and has taught in college and community settings domestically and abroad. Learn more at www.thirdhousemoon.com and https://tziviagover.substack.com.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/a-dream-of-many-colors-wisdom-writing-from-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge/2025-01-23/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A-Dream-of-Many-Colors-Weaving-a-writing-practice-from-the-wisdom-of-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge-with-Tzivia-Gover-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20240909T191411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T134658Z UID:27579-1738242000-1738247400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:A Dream of Many Colors: Blending Ancient Wisdom with Modern Writing Practices DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, January 9\, 16\, 23 and 30\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$180 for four sessions\n \nRabbi Hisda famously declared that a dream that’s not interpreted is like an unopened letter from God\, and Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote that “There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark.” Join writer and dream worker Tzivia Gover for this unique dream-writing Immersion using guided meditations\, writing prompts\, and dream incubation to tap into the midnight mind. Uncover writing techniques that unveil unexpected wisdom\, significance\, and fresh outlooks.\n \nThe sessions will include information and inspiration about Jewish approaches to dreams and writing\, as well as time to write and share with one another. This workshop is open to everyone\, whether you remember your dreams or not\, and whether you are a casual writer or a published author (and everyone in between).\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nTzivia Gover is the author of ‘Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing‘\, and other books about dreams\, writing\, and everyday joy. She is the creator of ‘The Life of H: Sarah\, Reimagined’ an online poetry project. The founder of 350 Dreamers\, an online international community dreaming for global healing in this time of climate crisis\, Tzivia is a board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and a past Director at the Institute for Dream Studies. Tzivia is a Certified Dreamwork Professional and a Certified Proprioceptive Writing Instructor. She has her MFA in writing from Columbia University\, and has taught in college and community settings domestically and abroad. Learn more at www.thirdhousemoon.com and https://tziviagover.substack.com.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/a-dream-of-many-colors-wisdom-writing-from-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge/2025-01-30/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A-Dream-of-Many-Colors-Weaving-a-writing-practice-from-the-wisdom-of-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge-with-Tzivia-Gover-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20241216T195311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T140906Z UID:28966-1738843200-1738848600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Exploring the Truth of This Moment DESCRIPTION:Thursdays February 6 & 13\, 2025\n12:00-1:30pm EST\n$54\n \n\nDuring times of global uncertainty and change\, we can turn to Jewish texts to help us move through our fear and isolation towards deeper\, sustaining truths. The challenges of our time may feel uniquely modern\, but throughout history many of our ancestors have grappled with similar spiritual issues: How do I act from a place of hope? How do I envision beyond loss? How do I have faith in the world around me?\n \nJoin Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner\, a climate change chaplain and innovative spiritual leader\, to delve into the questions that are keeping you up at night. Rabbi Nitkin-Kaner will guide us in using Talmudic and aggadic midrash in translation and creative practices to help us find courage\, resilience and a sense of ease in a changing world.\n \nThis session will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n\n \nRabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner is a meditation teacher\, climate change chaplain\, and educator who leads with warmth\, curiosity\, gentle humor\, and compassion. Over the past 15 years\, she has worked in prisons\, hospitals\, and congregations to steady folks through hard times. \nExploring Apocalypse is an extension of her rabbinic and pastoral care work (Reconstructionist Rabbinical College\, 2016)\, and is shaped by additional professional trainings in Climate Psychology (California Institute of Integral Studies\, 2022)\, Clinical Pastoral Education (East Jefferson General Hospital\, 2017 and Bellevue Hospital\, 2013)\, and certified yoga and meditation teacher training (Yoga Sanctuary Academy\, 2011)\, as well as graduate work in intergenerational trauma narratives (University of Toronto\, 2008). \n\n  \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-the-truth-of-this-moment/2025-02-06/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Climate-Emotions-and-the-Wisdom-Our-Bodies-Carry-with-Rabbi-Ora-Nitkin-Kaner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20241216T195311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T140908Z UID:28970-1739448000-1739453400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Exploring the Truth of This Moment DESCRIPTION:Thursdays February 6 & 13\, 2025\n12:00-1:30pm EST\n$54\n \n\nDuring times of global uncertainty and change\, we can turn to Jewish texts to help us move through our fear and isolation towards deeper\, sustaining truths. The challenges of our time may feel uniquely modern\, but throughout history many of our ancestors have grappled with similar spiritual issues: How do I act from a place of hope? How do I envision beyond loss? How do I have faith in the world around me?\n \nJoin Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner\, a climate change chaplain and innovative spiritual leader\, to delve into the questions that are keeping you up at night. Rabbi Nitkin-Kaner will guide us in using Talmudic and aggadic midrash in translation and creative practices to help us find courage\, resilience and a sense of ease in a changing world.\n \nThis session will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n\n \nRabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner is a meditation teacher\, climate change chaplain\, and educator who leads with warmth\, curiosity\, gentle humor\, and compassion. Over the past 15 years\, she has worked in prisons\, hospitals\, and congregations to steady folks through hard times. \nExploring Apocalypse is an extension of her rabbinic and pastoral care work (Reconstructionist Rabbinical College\, 2016)\, and is shaped by additional professional trainings in Climate Psychology (California Institute of Integral Studies\, 2022)\, Clinical Pastoral Education (East Jefferson General Hospital\, 2017 and Bellevue Hospital\, 2013)\, and certified yoga and meditation teacher training (Yoga Sanctuary Academy\, 2011)\, as well as graduate work in intergenerational trauma narratives (University of Toronto\, 2008). \n\n  \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-the-truth-of-this-moment/2025-02-13/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Climate-Emotions-and-the-Wisdom-Our-Bodies-Carry-with-Rabbi-Ora-Nitkin-Kaner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20241218T164028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164028Z UID:29051-1739797200-1739802600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-02-17/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20241218T164028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164028Z UID:29066-1740402000-1740407400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-02-24/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20241218T164028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164028Z UID:29067-1741006800-1741012200@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-03-03/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250109T155913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T140609Z UID:29056-1741089600-1741095000@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, March 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$180\n \n\n\n\n\nNow more than ever\, we need the guidance of our ancestors\, and creative expression provides a wonderful path for connection. \n\n\nIn Jewish tradition\, there are many ways to honor both the living and those who have departed. Delve into\, celebrate\, and awaken the spirits of the teachers\, mentors\, friends\, and loved ones who have impacted your life through the written and visual arts. \n\n\nJoin poet and painter Cathleen Cohen along with Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer from Ritualwell\, an essayist and memoirist for a series of creative exercises and prompts designed to help you express your love and gratitude for those who have profoundly shaped your journey and to summon their wisdom into your own life. \n\n\n\nWhether you are new to creative expression or a seasoned writer or artist\, this workshop offers an opportunity to discover fresh creative techniques and pathways to enhance the strongest bonds in your life.\n \n\nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nCathleen Cohen was the 2019 Poet Laureate of Montgomery County\, PA. A painter and teacher\, she founded the We the Poets program at ArtWell\, an arts education non-profit in Philadelphia. Her poems appear in journals such as Apiary\, Baltimore Review\, Cagibi\, East Coast Ink\, 6ix\, North of Oxford\, One Art\, Passager\, Philadelphia Stories\, Rockvale Review and Rogue Agent. Camera Obscura (chapbook\, Moonstone Press)\, appeared in 2017 and Etching the Ghost (Atmosphere Press) in 2021. She received the Interfaith Relations Award from the Montgomery County PA Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Award from National Association of Poetry Therapy. Her paintings are on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery (ceruleanarts.com).\n \n \n \n\n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author and educator whose work focuses on spirituality\, creativity and disability. Her personal essays have been featured in Tablet\, Shondaland\, NBCThink\, Wisdom Daily\, WHYY and many other publications and she has published several nonfiction books as well as plays for children. Gabrielle is currently working on a memoir about the power of intuition and ongoing conversations with her ancestors. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. \nGabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/honoring-loved-ones-in-writing-art/2025-03-04/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Honoring-Loved-Ones-in-Writing-Art-with-Cathleeen-Cohen-Gabrielle-Kaplan-Mayer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20240916T210435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T133031Z UID:27840-1741262400-1741269600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Humanizing Mitzvot Through Poetry DESCRIPTION:Thursdays March 6\, 13\, 20 & 27\, 12-1:30 PM ET\n12-2 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nJoin poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore three mitzvot–candlelighting\, challah and mikveh–through the poetry of the body and everyday life. \nIn this this generative poetry workshop\, we’ll deepen our understanding and emotional connections to traditional forms\, freshened through a contemporary lens. We will address questions surrounding these mitzvot (traditionally considered “women’s” mitzvot)\, such as: Were they genuinely meant to be exclusive to women? How can we interpret them in the context of contemporary gender fluidity and feminist viewpoints? \nDiscover poetry to expand your understanding of these mitzvot and and craft your own poems inspired by newfound insights and interpretations of these rituals. All are welcome\, no previous experience with these mitzvot or poetry writing is needed. \n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nPoet\, essayist\, translator and Fulbright Scholar\, Rachel Neve-Midbar’s collection Salaam of Birds was chosen by Dorothy Barresi for the Patricia Bibby First Book Prize and was published by Tebot Bach in January 2020. She is also the author of the chapbook\, What the Light Reveals (Tebot Bach\, 2014\, winner of The Clockwork Prize). Rachel’s work has appeared widely in various publications and anthologies. Her awards include the Crab Orchard Review Richard Peterson Prize\, The Passager Prize\, and nominations for The Pushcart Prize. Rachel is a newly-minted PhD from The University of Southern California\, where her research concerned menstruation in contemporary poetry. She is currently a Fulbright Post Doc in Israel translating the poems of Holocaust poet Abba Kovner. Rachel is also the co-editor of Stained: an anthology of creative writing about menstruation (Querencia Press\, July 2023) and her scholarly work Thought and New Language in the Menstrual Poem is due out from Palgrave MacMillan in 2026.\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-mitzvot-through-poetry-a-deep-dive-into-mikveh-challah-and-candle-lighting/2025-03-06/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Mitzvot-through-Poetry_NovDec2024_raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250310T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250310T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20241218T164029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164029Z UID:29068-1741611600-1741617000@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-03-10/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250109T155913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T140610Z UID:29058-1741694400-1741699800@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, March 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$180\n \n\n\n\n\nNow more than ever\, we need the guidance of our ancestors\, and creative expression provides a wonderful path for connection. \n\n\nIn Jewish tradition\, there are many ways to honor both the living and those who have departed. Delve into\, celebrate\, and awaken the spirits of the teachers\, mentors\, friends\, and loved ones who have impacted your life through the written and visual arts. \n\n\nJoin poet and painter Cathleen Cohen along with Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer from Ritualwell\, an essayist and memoirist for a series of creative exercises and prompts designed to help you express your love and gratitude for those who have profoundly shaped your journey and to summon their wisdom into your own life. \n\n\n\nWhether you are new to creative expression or a seasoned writer or artist\, this workshop offers an opportunity to discover fresh creative techniques and pathways to enhance the strongest bonds in your life.\n \n\nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nCathleen Cohen was the 2019 Poet Laureate of Montgomery County\, PA. A painter and teacher\, she founded the We the Poets program at ArtWell\, an arts education non-profit in Philadelphia. Her poems appear in journals such as Apiary\, Baltimore Review\, Cagibi\, East Coast Ink\, 6ix\, North of Oxford\, One Art\, Passager\, Philadelphia Stories\, Rockvale Review and Rogue Agent. Camera Obscura (chapbook\, Moonstone Press)\, appeared in 2017 and Etching the Ghost (Atmosphere Press) in 2021. She received the Interfaith Relations Award from the Montgomery County PA Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Award from National Association of Poetry Therapy. Her paintings are on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery (ceruleanarts.com).\n \n \n \n\n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author and educator whose work focuses on spirituality\, creativity and disability. Her personal essays have been featured in Tablet\, Shondaland\, NBCThink\, Wisdom Daily\, WHYY and many other publications and she has published several nonfiction books as well as plays for children. Gabrielle is currently working on a memoir about the power of intuition and ongoing conversations with her ancestors. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. \nGabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/honoring-loved-ones-in-writing-art/2025-03-11/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Honoring-Loved-Ones-in-Writing-Art-with-Cathleeen-Cohen-Gabrielle-Kaplan-Mayer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20241218T153706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T162545Z UID:29025-1741780800-1741786200@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Bringing Your Purim Story To Life DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 12\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$18\n \n\n\n\nPurim is a tale of resilience\, standing up and speaking out. Now more than ever\, we need YOUR story! \n\n\nJoin Cantor and performing artist Karen Webber for a creative journey drawing inspiration from fairy tales\, folk tales and the Purim story to craft your own narrative about finding courage\, speaking your truth and fighting for justice. Whether you share your story for the holiday or another occasion\, Purim is the perfect opportunity to embrace your role as a storyteller. \n\n\n\nThis session will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nKaren Webber is a performance\, teaching and liturgical artist who crafts music/theatre pieces for use in Zoom rooms\, senior centers and on the bimah. Ordained as a cantor by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1990. Karen has served congregations large and small in all four corners of the U.S. and Canada. The Maryland State Arts Council awarded her a Creativity grant based on an original short film in 2022\, and a Master/Apprentice grant in Yiddish folksong in 2023. In 2024\, Karen was invited by the Maryland State Arts Council to join the Folk Arts panel to award grants\, to be a regional judge for ‘Poetry Out Loud’  Her poems appear online and in print at Ritualwell\, Poetica\, Unlikely Places\, Abandon Journal and The Torrid Literature Journal. Her Havdalah ritual was published in Lilith Magazine (2009) poems in Am Yisrael Chai (2023) and essays in Prophetic Voices: a Haftarah commentary published by CCAR Press (2023)\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/bring-your-story-to-life/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Art-Image-Voice-Bringing-Your-Story-To-Life-raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20240916T210435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T210435Z UID:29562-1741867200-1741874400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Humanizing Mitzvot Through Poetry DESCRIPTION:Thursdays March 6\, 13\, 20 & 27\, 12-1:30 PM ET\n12-2 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nJoin poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore three mitzvot–candlelighting\, challah and mikveh–through the poetry of the body and everyday life. \nIn this this generative poetry workshop\, we’ll deepen our understanding and emotional connections to traditional forms\, freshened through a contemporary lens. We will address questions surrounding these mitzvot (traditionally considered “women’s” mitzvot)\, such as: Were they genuinely meant to be exclusive to women? How can we interpret them in the context of contemporary gender fluidity and feminist viewpoints? \nDiscover poetry to expand your understanding of these mitzvot and and craft your own poems inspired by newfound insights and interpretations of these rituals. All are welcome\, no previous experience with these mitzvot or poetry writing is needed. \n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nPoet\, essayist\, translator and Fulbright Scholar\, Rachel Neve-Midbar’s collection Salaam of Birds was chosen by Dorothy Barresi for the Patricia Bibby First Book Prize and was published by Tebot Bach in January 2020. She is also the author of the chapbook\, What the Light Reveals (Tebot Bach\, 2014\, winner of The Clockwork Prize). Rachel’s work has appeared widely in various publications and anthologies. Her awards include the Crab Orchard Review Richard Peterson Prize\, The Passager Prize\, and nominations for The Pushcart Prize. Rachel is a newly-minted PhD from The University of Southern California\, where her research concerned menstruation in contemporary poetry. She is currently a Fulbright Post Doc in Israel translating the poems of Holocaust poet Abba Kovner. Rachel is also the co-editor of Stained: an anthology of creative writing about menstruation (Querencia Press\, July 2023) and her scholarly work Thought and New Language in the Menstrual Poem is due out from Palgrave MacMillan in 2026.\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-mitzvot-through-poetry-a-deep-dive-into-mikveh-challah-and-candle-lighting/2025-03-13/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Mitzvot-through-Poetry_NovDec2024_raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20241218T164029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164029Z UID:29069-1742216400-1742221800@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-03-17/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250109T155913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T140611Z UID:29059-1742299200-1742304600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, March 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$180\n \n\n\n\n\nNow more than ever\, we need the guidance of our ancestors\, and creative expression provides a wonderful path for connection. \n\n\nIn Jewish tradition\, there are many ways to honor both the living and those who have departed. Delve into\, celebrate\, and awaken the spirits of the teachers\, mentors\, friends\, and loved ones who have impacted your life through the written and visual arts. \n\n\nJoin poet and painter Cathleen Cohen along with Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer from Ritualwell\, an essayist and memoirist for a series of creative exercises and prompts designed to help you express your love and gratitude for those who have profoundly shaped your journey and to summon their wisdom into your own life. \n\n\n\nWhether you are new to creative expression or a seasoned writer or artist\, this workshop offers an opportunity to discover fresh creative techniques and pathways to enhance the strongest bonds in your life.\n \n\nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nCathleen Cohen was the 2019 Poet Laureate of Montgomery County\, PA. A painter and teacher\, she founded the We the Poets program at ArtWell\, an arts education non-profit in Philadelphia. Her poems appear in journals such as Apiary\, Baltimore Review\, Cagibi\, East Coast Ink\, 6ix\, North of Oxford\, One Art\, Passager\, Philadelphia Stories\, Rockvale Review and Rogue Agent. Camera Obscura (chapbook\, Moonstone Press)\, appeared in 2017 and Etching the Ghost (Atmosphere Press) in 2021. She received the Interfaith Relations Award from the Montgomery County PA Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Award from National Association of Poetry Therapy. Her paintings are on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery (ceruleanarts.com).\n \n \n \n\n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author and educator whose work focuses on spirituality\, creativity and disability. Her personal essays have been featured in Tablet\, Shondaland\, NBCThink\, Wisdom Daily\, WHYY and many other publications and she has published several nonfiction books as well as plays for children. Gabrielle is currently working on a memoir about the power of intuition and ongoing conversations with her ancestors. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. \nGabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/honoring-loved-ones-in-writing-art/2025-03-18/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Honoring-Loved-Ones-in-Writing-Art-with-Cathleeen-Cohen-Gabrielle-Kaplan-Mayer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20240916T210435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T210435Z UID:29563-1742472000-1742479200@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Humanizing Mitzvot Through Poetry DESCRIPTION:Thursdays March 6\, 13\, 20 & 27\, 12-1:30 PM ET\n12-2 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nJoin poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore three mitzvot–candlelighting\, challah and mikveh–through the poetry of the body and everyday life. \nIn this this generative poetry workshop\, we’ll deepen our understanding and emotional connections to traditional forms\, freshened through a contemporary lens. We will address questions surrounding these mitzvot (traditionally considered “women’s” mitzvot)\, such as: Were they genuinely meant to be exclusive to women? How can we interpret them in the context of contemporary gender fluidity and feminist viewpoints? \nDiscover poetry to expand your understanding of these mitzvot and and craft your own poems inspired by newfound insights and interpretations of these rituals. All are welcome\, no previous experience with these mitzvot or poetry writing is needed. \n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nPoet\, essayist\, translator and Fulbright Scholar\, Rachel Neve-Midbar’s collection Salaam of Birds was chosen by Dorothy Barresi for the Patricia Bibby First Book Prize and was published by Tebot Bach in January 2020. She is also the author of the chapbook\, What the Light Reveals (Tebot Bach\, 2014\, winner of The Clockwork Prize). Rachel’s work has appeared widely in various publications and anthologies. Her awards include the Crab Orchard Review Richard Peterson Prize\, The Passager Prize\, and nominations for The Pushcart Prize. Rachel is a newly-minted PhD from The University of Southern California\, where her research concerned menstruation in contemporary poetry. She is currently a Fulbright Post Doc in Israel translating the poems of Holocaust poet Abba Kovner. Rachel is also the co-editor of Stained: an anthology of creative writing about menstruation (Querencia Press\, July 2023) and her scholarly work Thought and New Language in the Menstrual Poem is due out from Palgrave MacMillan in 2026.\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-mitzvot-through-poetry-a-deep-dive-into-mikveh-challah-and-candle-lighting/2025-03-20/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Mitzvot-through-Poetry_NovDec2024_raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20241218T164030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164030Z UID:29070-1742821200-1742826600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-03-24/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250109T155913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T140611Z UID:29060-1742904000-1742909400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, March 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$180\n \n\n\n\n\nNow more than ever\, we need the guidance of our ancestors\, and creative expression provides a wonderful path for connection. \n\n\nIn Jewish tradition\, there are many ways to honor both the living and those who have departed. Delve into\, celebrate\, and awaken the spirits of the teachers\, mentors\, friends\, and loved ones who have impacted your life through the written and visual arts. \n\n\nJoin poet and painter Cathleen Cohen along with Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer from Ritualwell\, an essayist and memoirist for a series of creative exercises and prompts designed to help you express your love and gratitude for those who have profoundly shaped your journey and to summon their wisdom into your own life. \n\n\n\nWhether you are new to creative expression or a seasoned writer or artist\, this workshop offers an opportunity to discover fresh creative techniques and pathways to enhance the strongest bonds in your life.\n \n\nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nCathleen Cohen was the 2019 Poet Laureate of Montgomery County\, PA. A painter and teacher\, she founded the We the Poets program at ArtWell\, an arts education non-profit in Philadelphia. Her poems appear in journals such as Apiary\, Baltimore Review\, Cagibi\, East Coast Ink\, 6ix\, North of Oxford\, One Art\, Passager\, Philadelphia Stories\, Rockvale Review and Rogue Agent. Camera Obscura (chapbook\, Moonstone Press)\, appeared in 2017 and Etching the Ghost (Atmosphere Press) in 2021. She received the Interfaith Relations Award from the Montgomery County PA Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Award from National Association of Poetry Therapy. Her paintings are on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery (ceruleanarts.com).\n \n \n \n\n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author and educator whose work focuses on spirituality\, creativity and disability. Her personal essays have been featured in Tablet\, Shondaland\, NBCThink\, Wisdom Daily\, WHYY and many other publications and she has published several nonfiction books as well as plays for children. Gabrielle is currently working on a memoir about the power of intuition and ongoing conversations with her ancestors. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. \nGabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/honoring-loved-ones-in-writing-art/2025-03-25/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Honoring-Loved-Ones-in-Writing-Art-with-Cathleeen-Cohen-Gabrielle-Kaplan-Mayer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20240916T210435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T210435Z UID:29564-1743076800-1743084000@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Humanizing Mitzvot Through Poetry DESCRIPTION:Thursdays March 6\, 13\, 20 & 27\, 12-1:30 PM ET\n12-2 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nJoin poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore three mitzvot–candlelighting\, challah and mikveh–through the poetry of the body and everyday life. \nIn this this generative poetry workshop\, we’ll deepen our understanding and emotional connections to traditional forms\, freshened through a contemporary lens. We will address questions surrounding these mitzvot (traditionally considered “women’s” mitzvot)\, such as: Were they genuinely meant to be exclusive to women? How can we interpret them in the context of contemporary gender fluidity and feminist viewpoints? \nDiscover poetry to expand your understanding of these mitzvot and and craft your own poems inspired by newfound insights and interpretations of these rituals. All are welcome\, no previous experience with these mitzvot or poetry writing is needed. \n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nPoet\, essayist\, translator and Fulbright Scholar\, Rachel Neve-Midbar’s collection Salaam of Birds was chosen by Dorothy Barresi for the Patricia Bibby First Book Prize and was published by Tebot Bach in January 2020. She is also the author of the chapbook\, What the Light Reveals (Tebot Bach\, 2014\, winner of The Clockwork Prize). Rachel’s work has appeared widely in various publications and anthologies. Her awards include the Crab Orchard Review Richard Peterson Prize\, The Passager Prize\, and nominations for The Pushcart Prize. Rachel is a newly-minted PhD from The University of Southern California\, where her research concerned menstruation in contemporary poetry. She is currently a Fulbright Post Doc in Israel translating the poems of Holocaust poet Abba Kovner. Rachel is also the co-editor of Stained: an anthology of creative writing about menstruation (Querencia Press\, July 2023) and her scholarly work Thought and New Language in the Menstrual Poem is due out from Palgrave MacMillan in 2026.\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-mitzvot-through-poetry-a-deep-dive-into-mikveh-challah-and-candle-lighting/2025-03-27/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Mitzvot-through-Poetry_NovDec2024_raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20240912T190251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T123304Z UID:27767-1746622800-1747837800@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Discover Your Torah: Preparing for Shavuot with Meditation and Poetry DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, May 7\, 14 & 21\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT\n$150 for three sessions\n \n\nSeven weeks after we celebrate Passover\, the holiday of Shavuot arrives to mark the giving of the Torah. Torah\, which includes the Five Books of Moses and other sacred texts\, can also refer to the wisdom and insights gleaned from your own lived experiences.\n \nIn preparation for Shavuot\, join us for a three-part series engaging in mindfulness meditation\, poetry\, and generative writing practices to explore themes related to Shavuot. This special collaboration between the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and Ritualwell brings you two expert instructors\, Rabbi Dan Liben and poet and sound artist Elana Bell\, as your guides. As we count the Omer and mark the weeks leading to Shavuot\, find inspiration within community while creating your own meaningful kavannot (intentions) for receiving wisdom.\n\n \n \n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nElana Bell is a poet\, sound practitioner and creative guide. She facilitates artistic rituals and processes that support individuals and groups in accessing their authentic voice and alchemizing raw experience and emotion into artistic expression. Elana is the author of Mother Country (BOA Editions 2020)\, poems about fertility\, motherhood\, and mental illness. Elana’s debut collection of poetry\, Eyes\, Stones (LSU Press 2012)\, was selected by Fanny Howe as the winner of the 2011 Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets and brings her complex heritage as the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors to consider the difficult question of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In addition to leading her own embodied Creative Fire workshops\, Elana teaches poetry to actors at the Juilliard School and sings with the Resistance Revival Chorus\, a group of women activists and musicians committed to bringing joy and song to the resistance movement. She is also the founder of the Mother Artist Salon\, a community dedicated to supporting mothers in their artistic practice. www.elanabell.com\n \n\n \nRabbi Dan Liben was ordained by JTS and is the Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Israel of Natick\, MA. Dan began practicing Mindfulness Meditation at Elat Hayyim\, where his teachers included Rabbis Sheila Weinberg and Jeff Roth\, Sylvia Boorstein and Norman Fisher. That led him to the Institute for Jewish Spirituality (IJS)\, where he completed the Rabbinic Leadership Program (R4) and the Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training program (Cohorts1 and 2). He taught Mindfulness Meditation for IJS Rabbinic Cohort 7\, and served on IJS’s Board for six years. In 2017\, Rabbi Liben completed Hebrew Union College’s Bekhol Levavkha\, a two-year training program in Spiritual Direction. He is currently on the staff of Spiritual Directors offering Spiritual Direction to Rabbinical students at Hebrew College\, Hebrew Union College\, and the Jewish Theological Seminary.\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/discoveryourtorah/2025-05-07/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Discover-Your-Torah-RAW.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250402T212102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T134126Z UID:29907-1747137600-1747143000@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Mussar for This Moment DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, May 13\, 20\, 27 and June 10\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nThe first two questions the Torah asks are\, “Where are you?” and a few chapters later\, “Where is your brother?” As if one can’t answer the first question without also answering the second question; as if they are in fact the same question. Mussar is the tradition within Judaism that asks\, how did these two questions become separated?\n\n\n\nIn periods of uncertainty\, Mussar can be a practice that helps us see more clearly and not merge with our sense of despair. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger for a four session immersion where we will explore this ancient lineage tradition – studying middot (precepts) and practices from the Mussar masters. In each session\, we will also read and compose poetry related to Mussar themes – poetry of proximity\, relationality\, perplexity\, responsibility. No previous experience of Mussar or poetry is required–this immersion is inclusive of everyone’s background and lived experiences.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n \n\nRabbi Joshua Boettiger is Jewish Chaplain and Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson\, New York. He is the current Rosh Yeshiva for the Center for Contemporary Mussar and for the last decade\, directed the Mussar program at Temple Emek Shalom in Ashland\, Oregon. Joshua also teaches Jewish Meditation and co-leads silent retreats. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Pacific University and his poetry has appeared in the Missouri Review\, the Southern Review\, B O D Y\, and elsewhere.\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/mussar-for-this-moment/2025-05-13/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Mussar-for-This-Moment.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250402T212102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T134127Z UID:30213-1747742400-1747747800@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Mussar for This Moment DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, May 13\, 20\, 27 and June 10\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nThe first two questions the Torah asks are\, “Where are you?” and a few chapters later\, “Where is your brother?” As if one can’t answer the first question without also answering the second question; as if they are in fact the same question. Mussar is the tradition within Judaism that asks\, how did these two questions become separated?\n\n\n\nIn periods of uncertainty\, Mussar can be a practice that helps us see more clearly and not merge with our sense of despair. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger for a four session immersion where we will explore this ancient lineage tradition – studying middot (precepts) and practices from the Mussar masters. In each session\, we will also read and compose poetry related to Mussar themes – poetry of proximity\, relationality\, perplexity\, responsibility. No previous experience of Mussar or poetry is required–this immersion is inclusive of everyone’s background and lived experiences.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n \n\nRabbi Joshua Boettiger is Jewish Chaplain and Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson\, New York. He is the current Rosh Yeshiva for the Center for Contemporary Mussar and for the last decade\, directed the Mussar program at Temple Emek Shalom in Ashland\, Oregon. Joshua also teaches Jewish Meditation and co-leads silent retreats. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Pacific University and his poetry has appeared in the Missouri Review\, the Southern Review\, B O D Y\, and elsewhere.\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/mussar-for-this-moment/2025-05-20/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Mussar-for-This-Moment.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250402T212102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T134128Z UID:30214-1748347200-1748352600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Mussar for This Moment DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, May 13\, 20\, 27 and June 10\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nThe first two questions the Torah asks are\, “Where are you?” and a few chapters later\, “Where is your brother?” As if one can’t answer the first question without also answering the second question; as if they are in fact the same question. Mussar is the tradition within Judaism that asks\, how did these two questions become separated?\n\n\n\nIn periods of uncertainty\, Mussar can be a practice that helps us see more clearly and not merge with our sense of despair. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger for a four session immersion where we will explore this ancient lineage tradition – studying middot (precepts) and practices from the Mussar masters. In each session\, we will also read and compose poetry related to Mussar themes – poetry of proximity\, relationality\, perplexity\, responsibility. No previous experience of Mussar or poetry is required–this immersion is inclusive of everyone’s background and lived experiences.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n \n\nRabbi Joshua Boettiger is Jewish Chaplain and Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson\, New York. He is the current Rosh Yeshiva for the Center for Contemporary Mussar and for the last decade\, directed the Mussar program at Temple Emek Shalom in Ashland\, Oregon. Joshua also teaches Jewish Meditation and co-leads silent retreats. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Pacific University and his poetry has appeared in the Missouri Review\, the Southern Review\, B O D Y\, and elsewhere.\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/mussar-for-this-moment/2025-05-27/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Mussar-for-This-Moment.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250416T144700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T192011Z UID:30338-1748520000-1748525400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Being with Grief: Jewish Wisdom for Supporting Mourners DESCRIPTION: \nThursdays\, May 29 and June 5 & 12\, 2025 \n12:00-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$154\n \nThis intimate learning journey draws on Jewish wisdom and contemporary insights to explore how we can better support those experiencing the loss of loved ones. We’ll examine how grief tests the limits of language\, explore models for understanding loss\, and study Jewish practices that create meaningful containers for grief. Discover pathways to deeper connection—whether supporting mourners\, processing personal losses\, or seeking wisdom for life’s challenging transitions through text study\, reflection\, and experiential exercises.\n \n\nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \n\nChloe Zelkha is the incoming rabbi at Congregation Eitz Chayim in Cambridge\, MA. Drawn to grief work after the sudden loss of her father in 2017\, Chloe trained as a chaplain in a residency at UCSF Mission Bay Hospital\, offering spiritual care to patients and their families. Supported by a fellowship with Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation\, Chloe has run annual residential grief retreats for young people who have lost parents\, siblings\, partners\, and dear friends for many years. She was the co-founder of the Covid Grief Network (now part of Reimagine)\, a mutual aid network that offered free support to those grieving family to COVID-19. Chloe is also the author of Being with Grief\, a creative workbook for loss\, and maintains a private practice for those facing terminal illness as a death doula. She holds a B.A. in Religion from Carleton College and an M.A. in Education from Harvard University\, and completes her rabbinic studies at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College as a Wexner Graduate Fellow this May.\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/being-with-grief-jewish-wisdom-for-supporting-mourners/2025-05-29/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Being-with-Grief-Jewish-Wisdom-for-Supporting-Mourners.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250402T212102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T134129Z UID:30215-1748952000-1748957400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Mussar for This Moment DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, May 13\, 20\, 27 and June 10\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nThe first two questions the Torah asks are\, “Where are you?” and a few chapters later\, “Where is your brother?” As if one can’t answer the first question without also answering the second question; as if they are in fact the same question. Mussar is the tradition within Judaism that asks\, how did these two questions become separated?\n\n\n\nIn periods of uncertainty\, Mussar can be a practice that helps us see more clearly and not merge with our sense of despair. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger for a four session immersion where we will explore this ancient lineage tradition – studying middot (precepts) and practices from the Mussar masters. In each session\, we will also read and compose poetry related to Mussar themes – poetry of proximity\, relationality\, perplexity\, responsibility. No previous experience of Mussar or poetry is required–this immersion is inclusive of everyone’s background and lived experiences.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n \n\nRabbi Joshua Boettiger is Jewish Chaplain and Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson\, New York. He is the current Rosh Yeshiva for the Center for Contemporary Mussar and for the last decade\, directed the Mussar program at Temple Emek Shalom in Ashland\, Oregon. Joshua also teaches Jewish Meditation and co-leads silent retreats. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Pacific University and his poetry has appeared in the Missouri Review\, the Southern Review\, B O D Y\, and elsewhere.\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/mussar-for-this-moment/2025-06-03/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Mussar-for-This-Moment.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250416T144700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T192012Z UID:30341-1749124800-1749130200@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Being with Grief: Jewish Wisdom for Supporting Mourners DESCRIPTION: \nThursdays\, May 29 and June 5 & 12\, 2025 \n12:00-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$154\n \nThis intimate learning journey draws on Jewish wisdom and contemporary insights to explore how we can better support those experiencing the loss of loved ones. We’ll examine how grief tests the limits of language\, explore models for understanding loss\, and study Jewish practices that create meaningful containers for grief. Discover pathways to deeper connection—whether supporting mourners\, processing personal losses\, or seeking wisdom for life’s challenging transitions through text study\, reflection\, and experiential exercises.\n \n\nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \n\nChloe Zelkha is the incoming rabbi at Congregation Eitz Chayim in Cambridge\, MA. Drawn to grief work after the sudden loss of her father in 2017\, Chloe trained as a chaplain in a residency at UCSF Mission Bay Hospital\, offering spiritual care to patients and their families. Supported by a fellowship with Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation\, Chloe has run annual residential grief retreats for young people who have lost parents\, siblings\, partners\, and dear friends for many years. She was the co-founder of the Covid Grief Network (now part of Reimagine)\, a mutual aid network that offered free support to those grieving family to COVID-19. Chloe is also the author of Being with Grief\, a creative workbook for loss\, and maintains a private practice for those facing terminal illness as a death doula. She holds a B.A. in Religion from Carleton College and an M.A. in Education from Harvard University\, and completes her rabbinic studies at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College as a Wexner Graduate Fellow this May.\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/being-with-grief-jewish-wisdom-for-supporting-mourners/2025-06-05/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Being-with-Grief-Jewish-Wisdom-for-Supporting-Mourners.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T150606 CREATED:20250402T212102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T134129Z UID:30216-1749556800-1749562200@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Mussar for This Moment DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, May 13\, 20\, 27 and June 10\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nThe first two questions the Torah asks are\, “Where are you?” and a few chapters later\, “Where is your brother?” As if one can’t answer the first question without also answering the second question; as if they are in fact the same question. Mussar is the tradition within Judaism that asks\, how did these two questions become separated?\n\n\n\nIn periods of uncertainty\, Mussar can be a practice that helps us see more clearly and not merge with our sense of despair. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger for a four session immersion where we will explore this ancient lineage tradition – studying middot (precepts) and practices from the Mussar masters. In each session\, we will also read and compose poetry related to Mussar themes – poetry of proximity\, relationality\, perplexity\, responsibility. No previous experience of Mussar or poetry is required–this immersion is inclusive of everyone’s background and lived experiences.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n \n\nRabbi Joshua Boettiger is Jewish Chaplain and Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson\, New York. He is the current Rosh Yeshiva for the Center for Contemporary Mussar and for the last decade\, directed the Mussar program at Temple Emek Shalom in Ashland\, Oregon. Joshua also teaches Jewish Meditation and co-leads silent retreats. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Pacific University and his poetry has appeared in the Missouri Review\, the Southern Review\, B O D Y\, and elsewhere.\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/mussar-for-this-moment/2025-06-10/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Mussar-for-This-Moment.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR