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SUMMARY:Finding Shekhinah
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, July 9\, 16\, 23 & 30\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nWhat and where is the Shekhinah\, the divine presence\, how can we find Her in our world and our lives\, hear Her voice\, feel Her within and around us?\n \nEach of our four meetings will explore these questions by considering one of the Shekhinah’s many incarnations in Jewish tradition through text study\, discussion\, and creative exercises (sharing will be optional) intended to help us examine our ideas about and experiences of divinity\, and imaginatively trying out different relations to divine presence.\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 Joy Ladin has published ten books of poetry\, including her new collection\, Shekhinah Speaks (Selva Oscura Press); The Book of Anna\, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; and Transmigration\, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. She is also the author of a memoir of gender transition\, Through the Door of Life\, which was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award\, and The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective\, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and the Triangle Award. Ladin has received fellowships and scholarships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Fulbright Foundation\, and the American Council of Learned Societies Research\, among other honors. A nationally recognized speaker on transgender issues\, she convenes an online conversation series\, “Containing Multitudes\,” which is available at JewishLive.org/multitudes. Her writing is available at joyladin.com.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/finding-shekhinah/2025-07-09/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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SUMMARY:Deep Body Poetry
DESCRIPTION: \nThursdays\, July 10\, 17\, 24 & 31\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nIf the body was given ultimate agency what would it say? What stories would it tell?\n \nPoetry universalizes the human experience\, the experience of having a body—a body that holds our psychic experience even more deeply and better than our minds do. Mining the poetry of the body happens through the bravery of those who have written these poems. Deep body poetry is the poetry of the disabled body\, the queer & trans body and the menstruating body. It’s the poetry where no metaphor\, simile or nuance stands between the reader and the subject; where the body is open and ready to speak. Join us as we read the lyric emotional truths of other poets\, allowing our minds and hearts to awaken to begin to ask our body to reveal its secrets\, and from there to generate creative expression\,\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\n \nRachel Neve-Midbar is a poet and essayist. Her first full-length poetry 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 2014 chapbook\, What the Light Reveals. Her work has appeared in many journals and anthologies. A current Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California\, Rachel is also editor of Stained: An Anthology of Writing about Menstruation for the AuntFlo2020 Project. More at rachelnevemidbar.com.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/deep-body-poetry/2025-07-10/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T120000
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SUMMARY:Writing Jewish\, Writing Funny
DESCRIPTION: \nTuesdays\, July 8\, 15\, 22 & 29\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nJoin us for an engaging adventure with Emmy-winning TV writer and LMU film school professor Rob Kutner as we delve into how Jews have utilized humor to navigate their challenging history. Together\, we will explore various “tricks of the trade” to spread joy to ourselves and others during these tough times. \nKutner will share examples of how humor has played a crucial role in overcoming adversity throughout history\, showcasing how these techniques can be applied to contemporary challenges. \nOver the course of four sessions\, participants will have the opportunity to: \n\nPitch their creative ideas\nEngage in comedic writing exercises\nReceive constructive feedback from both the instructor and fellow participants\nParticipate in guided revision sessions\n\nNo prior writing or comedy experience is necessary; this enjoyable and interactive experience is crafted for everyone! \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\nRob Kutner has won 5 Emmys\, a Peabody\, a TCA\, and a Grammy writing for such shows as TBS’ “CONAN” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart\, and HBO’s “Dennis Miller Live.” He has published humor pieces for the New York Times\, Esquire\, Huffington Post\, McSweeney’s\, and the Weekly Forward. He is also the author of the sci-fi humor books Apocalypse How: Turn the End Times into the Best of Times! \, The Future According to Me\, the kids’ graphic novel Snot Goblins & Other Tasteless Tales\, and the new comedic Jewish history book\, The Jews: 5\,000 Years and Counting. \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-jewish-writing-funny/2025-07-15/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250716T120000
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SUMMARY:Finding Shekhinah
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, July 9\, 16\, 23 & 30\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nWhat and where is the Shekhinah\, the divine presence\, how can we find Her in our world and our lives\, hear Her voice\, feel Her within and around us?\n \nEach of our four meetings will explore these questions by considering one of the Shekhinah’s many incarnations in Jewish tradition through text study\, discussion\, and creative exercises (sharing will be optional) intended to help us examine our ideas about and experiences of divinity\, and imaginatively trying out different relations to divine presence.\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 Joy Ladin has published ten books of poetry\, including her new collection\, Shekhinah Speaks (Selva Oscura Press); The Book of Anna\, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; and Transmigration\, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. She is also the author of a memoir of gender transition\, Through the Door of Life\, which was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award\, and The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective\, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and the Triangle Award. Ladin has received fellowships and scholarships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Fulbright Foundation\, and the American Council of Learned Societies Research\, among other honors. A nationally recognized speaker on transgender issues\, she convenes an online conversation series\, “Containing Multitudes\,” which is available at JewishLive.org/multitudes. Her writing is available at joyladin.com.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/finding-shekhinah/2025-07-16/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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SUMMARY:Deep Body Poetry
DESCRIPTION: \nThursdays\, July 10\, 17\, 24 & 31\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nIf the body was given ultimate agency what would it say? What stories would it tell?\n \nPoetry universalizes the human experience\, the experience of having a body—a body that holds our psychic experience even more deeply and better than our minds do. Mining the poetry of the body happens through the bravery of those who have written these poems. Deep body poetry is the poetry of the disabled body\, the queer & trans body and the menstruating body. It’s the poetry where no metaphor\, simile or nuance stands between the reader and the subject; where the body is open and ready to speak. Join us as we read the lyric emotional truths of other poets\, allowing our minds and hearts to awaken to begin to ask our body to reveal its secrets\, and from there to generate creative expression\,\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\n \nRachel Neve-Midbar is a poet and essayist. Her first full-length poetry 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 2014 chapbook\, What the Light Reveals. Her work has appeared in many journals and anthologies. A current Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California\, Rachel is also editor of Stained: An Anthology of Writing about Menstruation for the AuntFlo2020 Project. More at rachelnevemidbar.com.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/deep-body-poetry/2025-07-17/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250513T200728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T191023Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Jewish\, Writing Funny
DESCRIPTION: \nTuesdays\, July 8\, 15\, 22 & 29\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nJoin us for an engaging adventure with Emmy-winning TV writer and LMU film school professor Rob Kutner as we delve into how Jews have utilized humor to navigate their challenging history. Together\, we will explore various “tricks of the trade” to spread joy to ourselves and others during these tough times. \nKutner will share examples of how humor has played a crucial role in overcoming adversity throughout history\, showcasing how these techniques can be applied to contemporary challenges. \nOver the course of four sessions\, participants will have the opportunity to: \n\nPitch their creative ideas\nEngage in comedic writing exercises\nReceive constructive feedback from both the instructor and fellow participants\nParticipate in guided revision sessions\n\nNo prior writing or comedy experience is necessary; this enjoyable and interactive experience is crafted for everyone! \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\nRob Kutner has won 5 Emmys\, a Peabody\, a TCA\, and a Grammy writing for such shows as TBS’ “CONAN” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart\, and HBO’s “Dennis Miller Live.” He has published humor pieces for the New York Times\, Esquire\, Huffington Post\, McSweeney’s\, and the Weekly Forward. He is also the author of the sci-fi humor books Apocalypse How: Turn the End Times into the Best of Times! \, The Future According to Me\, the kids’ graphic novel Snot Goblins & Other Tasteless Tales\, and the new comedic Jewish history book\, The Jews: 5\,000 Years and Counting. \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-jewish-writing-funny/2025-07-22/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250430T171233Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Shekhinah
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, July 9\, 16\, 23 & 30\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nWhat and where is the Shekhinah\, the divine presence\, how can we find Her in our world and our lives\, hear Her voice\, feel Her within and around us?\n \nEach of our four meetings will explore these questions by considering one of the Shekhinah’s many incarnations in Jewish tradition through text study\, discussion\, and creative exercises (sharing will be optional) intended to help us examine our ideas about and experiences of divinity\, and imaginatively trying out different relations to divine presence.\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 Joy Ladin has published ten books of poetry\, including her new collection\, Shekhinah Speaks (Selva Oscura Press); The Book of Anna\, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; and Transmigration\, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. She is also the author of a memoir of gender transition\, Through the Door of Life\, which was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award\, and The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective\, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and the Triangle Award. Ladin has received fellowships and scholarships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Fulbright Foundation\, and the American Council of Learned Societies Research\, among other honors. A nationally recognized speaker on transgender issues\, she convenes an online conversation series\, “Containing Multitudes\,” which is available at JewishLive.org/multitudes. Her writing is available at joyladin.com.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/finding-shekhinah/2025-07-23/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
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SUMMARY:Deep Body Poetry
DESCRIPTION: \nThursdays\, July 10\, 17\, 24 & 31\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nIf the body was given ultimate agency what would it say? What stories would it tell?\n \nPoetry universalizes the human experience\, the experience of having a body—a body that holds our psychic experience even more deeply and better than our minds do. Mining the poetry of the body happens through the bravery of those who have written these poems. Deep body poetry is the poetry of the disabled body\, the queer & trans body and the menstruating body. It’s the poetry where no metaphor\, simile or nuance stands between the reader and the subject; where the body is open and ready to speak. Join us as we read the lyric emotional truths of other poets\, allowing our minds and hearts to awaken to begin to ask our body to reveal its secrets\, and from there to generate creative expression\,\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\n \nRachel Neve-Midbar is a poet and essayist. Her first full-length poetry 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 2014 chapbook\, What the Light Reveals. Her work has appeared in many journals and anthologies. A current Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California\, Rachel is also editor of Stained: An Anthology of Writing about Menstruation for the AuntFlo2020 Project. More at rachelnevemidbar.com.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/deep-body-poetry/2025-07-24/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T191024Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Jewish\, Writing Funny
DESCRIPTION: \nTuesdays\, July 8\, 15\, 22 & 29\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nJoin us for an engaging adventure with Emmy-winning TV writer and LMU film school professor Rob Kutner as we delve into how Jews have utilized humor to navigate their challenging history. Together\, we will explore various “tricks of the trade” to spread joy to ourselves and others during these tough times. \nKutner will share examples of how humor has played a crucial role in overcoming adversity throughout history\, showcasing how these techniques can be applied to contemporary challenges. \nOver the course of four sessions\, participants will have the opportunity to: \n\nPitch their creative ideas\nEngage in comedic writing exercises\nReceive constructive feedback from both the instructor and fellow participants\nParticipate in guided revision sessions\n\nNo prior writing or comedy experience is necessary; this enjoyable and interactive experience is crafted for everyone! \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\nRob Kutner has won 5 Emmys\, a Peabody\, a TCA\, and a Grammy writing for such shows as TBS’ “CONAN” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart\, and HBO’s “Dennis Miller Live.” He has published humor pieces for the New York Times\, Esquire\, Huffington Post\, McSweeney’s\, and the Weekly Forward. He is also the author of the sci-fi humor books Apocalypse How: Turn the End Times into the Best of Times! \, The Future According to Me\, the kids’ graphic novel Snot Goblins & Other Tasteless Tales\, and the new comedic Jewish history book\, The Jews: 5\,000 Years and Counting. \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-jewish-writing-funny/2025-07-29/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
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SUMMARY:Finding Shekhinah
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, July 9\, 16\, 23 & 30\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nWhat and where is the Shekhinah\, the divine presence\, how can we find Her in our world and our lives\, hear Her voice\, feel Her within and around us?\n \nEach of our four meetings will explore these questions by considering one of the Shekhinah’s many incarnations in Jewish tradition through text study\, discussion\, and creative exercises (sharing will be optional) intended to help us examine our ideas about and experiences of divinity\, and imaginatively trying out different relations to divine presence.\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 Joy Ladin has published ten books of poetry\, including her new collection\, Shekhinah Speaks (Selva Oscura Press); The Book of Anna\, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; and Transmigration\, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. She is also the author of a memoir of gender transition\, Through the Door of Life\, which was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award\, and The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective\, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and the Triangle Award. Ladin has received fellowships and scholarships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Fulbright Foundation\, and the American Council of Learned Societies Research\, among other honors. A nationally recognized speaker on transgender issues\, she convenes an online conversation series\, “Containing Multitudes\,” which is available at JewishLive.org/multitudes. Her writing is available at joyladin.com.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/finding-shekhinah/2025-07-30/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250731T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250731T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
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SUMMARY:Deep Body Poetry
DESCRIPTION: \nThursdays\, July 10\, 17\, 24 & 31\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nIf the body was given ultimate agency what would it say? What stories would it tell?\n \nPoetry universalizes the human experience\, the experience of having a body—a body that holds our psychic experience even more deeply and better than our minds do. Mining the poetry of the body happens through the bravery of those who have written these poems. Deep body poetry is the poetry of the disabled body\, the queer & trans body and the menstruating body. It’s the poetry where no metaphor\, simile or nuance stands between the reader and the subject; where the body is open and ready to speak. Join us as we read the lyric emotional truths of other poets\, allowing our minds and hearts to awaken to begin to ask our body to reveal its secrets\, and from there to generate creative expression\,\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\n \nRachel Neve-Midbar is a poet and essayist. Her first full-length poetry 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 2014 chapbook\, What the Light Reveals. Her work has appeared in many journals and anthologies. A current Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California\, Rachel is also editor of Stained: An Anthology of Writing about Menstruation for the AuntFlo2020 Project. More at rachelnevemidbar.com.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/deep-body-poetry/2025-07-31/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250527T163800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T134052Z
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SUMMARY:Elul Journey Towards Yizkor
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, August 13\, 20 & 27 and September 3\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nAs we welcome the month of Elul\, our thoughts naturally shift towards spiritual introspection. This year\, many of us carry not only our personal grief but also the collective sorrows of the world.\n \nElul offers us the opportunity to explore the traditions surrounding the Mourner’s Kaddish and the Yizkor service. Join liturgist Trisha Arlin to a meaningful journey that includes conversation\, meditation\, and creative writing. Together\, we will delve into various aspects of the Kaddish\, connecting it to your personal grief journey and the wider state of the world. For those attending the Yizkor service\, this session will enhance your experience and participation.\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 \nTrisha Arlin is a liturgist\, writer\, performer\, and student of prayer in Brooklyn\, NY. She has served as a liturgist\, scholar\, and artist-in-residence and taught for venues including the National Havurah Committee’s Summer Institute\, Ritualwell\, Haggadot.com\, and for synagogues around the country. She is a builder of Bayit’s Liturgical Arts project. Trisha received a BA in Theater from Antioch College in 1975 and an MFA in Film (Screenwriting) in 1997 from Columbia University. In 2009/2010\, Trisha was an Arts Fellow at the Drisha Institute. In 2011\, she graduated from the sixth cohort of the Davennen Leadership Training Institute (DLTI). Trisha’s liturgy has been used in services\, for ritual occasions\, and at venues of many denominations nationwide. She is the author of Place Yourself: Words of Poetry and Intention (a collection of liturgy and kavannot). Her work has appeared in a variety of journals\, siddurim\, and collections of liturgy and can be found online at TrishaArlin.com.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/elul-journey-towards-yizkor/2025-08-13/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250820T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250820T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T134054Z
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SUMMARY:Elul Journey Towards Yizkor
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, August 13\, 20 & 27 and September 3\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nAs we welcome the month of Elul\, our thoughts naturally shift towards spiritual introspection. This year\, many of us carry not only our personal grief but also the collective sorrows of the world.\n \nElul offers us the opportunity to explore the traditions surrounding the Mourner’s Kaddish and the Yizkor service. Join liturgist Trisha Arlin to a meaningful journey that includes conversation\, meditation\, and creative writing. Together\, we will delve into various aspects of the Kaddish\, connecting it to your personal grief journey and the wider state of the world. For those attending the Yizkor service\, this session will enhance your experience and participation.\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 \nTrisha Arlin is a liturgist\, writer\, performer\, and student of prayer in Brooklyn\, NY. She has served as a liturgist\, scholar\, and artist-in-residence and taught for venues including the National Havurah Committee’s Summer Institute\, Ritualwell\, Haggadot.com\, and for synagogues around the country. She is a builder of Bayit’s Liturgical Arts project. Trisha received a BA in Theater from Antioch College in 1975 and an MFA in Film (Screenwriting) in 1997 from Columbia University. In 2009/2010\, Trisha was an Arts Fellow at the Drisha Institute. In 2011\, she graduated from the sixth cohort of the Davennen Leadership Training Institute (DLTI). Trisha’s liturgy has been used in services\, for ritual occasions\, and at venues of many denominations nationwide. She is the author of Place Yourself: Words of Poetry and Intention (a collection of liturgy and kavannot). Her work has appeared in a variety of journals\, siddurim\, and collections of liturgy and can be found online at TrishaArlin.com.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/elul-journey-towards-yizkor/2025-08-20/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250827T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250827T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250527T163800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T134055Z
UID:30864-1756296000-1756301400@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Elul Journey Towards Yizkor
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, August 13\, 20 & 27 and September 3\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nAs we welcome the month of Elul\, our thoughts naturally shift towards spiritual introspection. This year\, many of us carry not only our personal grief but also the collective sorrows of the world.\n \nElul offers us the opportunity to explore the traditions surrounding the Mourner’s Kaddish and the Yizkor service. Join liturgist Trisha Arlin to a meaningful journey that includes conversation\, meditation\, and creative writing. Together\, we will delve into various aspects of the Kaddish\, connecting it to your personal grief journey and the wider state of the world. For those attending the Yizkor service\, this session will enhance your experience and participation.\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 \nTrisha Arlin is a liturgist\, writer\, performer\, and student of prayer in Brooklyn\, NY. She has served as a liturgist\, scholar\, and artist-in-residence and taught for venues including the National Havurah Committee’s Summer Institute\, Ritualwell\, Haggadot.com\, and for synagogues around the country. She is a builder of Bayit’s Liturgical Arts project. Trisha received a BA in Theater from Antioch College in 1975 and an MFA in Film (Screenwriting) in 1997 from Columbia University. In 2009/2010\, Trisha was an Arts Fellow at the Drisha Institute. In 2011\, she graduated from the sixth cohort of the Davennen Leadership Training Institute (DLTI). Trisha’s liturgy has been used in services\, for ritual occasions\, and at venues of many denominations nationwide. She is the author of Place Yourself: Words of Poetry and Intention (a collection of liturgy and kavannot). Her work has appeared in a variety of journals\, siddurim\, and collections of liturgy and can be found online at TrishaArlin.com.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/elul-journey-towards-yizkor/2025-08-27/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250527T163800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T134056Z
UID:31551-1756900800-1756906200@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Elul Journey Towards Yizkor
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, August 13\, 20 & 27 and September 3\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$180\n \n\nAs we welcome the month of Elul\, our thoughts naturally shift towards spiritual introspection. This year\, many of us carry not only our personal grief but also the collective sorrows of the world.\n \nElul offers us the opportunity to explore the traditions surrounding the Mourner’s Kaddish and the Yizkor service. Join liturgist Trisha Arlin to a meaningful journey that includes conversation\, meditation\, and creative writing. Together\, we will delve into various aspects of the Kaddish\, connecting it to your personal grief journey and the wider state of the world. For those attending the Yizkor service\, this session will enhance your experience and participation.\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 \nTrisha Arlin is a liturgist\, writer\, performer\, and student of prayer in Brooklyn\, NY. She has served as a liturgist\, scholar\, and artist-in-residence and taught for venues including the National Havurah Committee’s Summer Institute\, Ritualwell\, Haggadot.com\, and for synagogues around the country. She is a builder of Bayit’s Liturgical Arts project. Trisha received a BA in Theater from Antioch College in 1975 and an MFA in Film (Screenwriting) in 1997 from Columbia University. In 2009/2010\, Trisha was an Arts Fellow at the Drisha Institute. In 2011\, she graduated from the sixth cohort of the Davennen Leadership Training Institute (DLTI). Trisha’s liturgy has been used in services\, for ritual occasions\, and at venues of many denominations nationwide. She is the author of Place Yourself: Words of Poetry and Intention (a collection of liturgy and kavannot). Her work has appeared in a variety of journals\, siddurim\, and collections of liturgy and can be found online at TrishaArlin.com.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/elul-journey-towards-yizkor/2025-09-03/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250829T164621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T145734Z
UID:31973-1761739200-1761744600@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Everyday Rituals: Jewish Life as the Framework for Playwriting
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, Oct 29\, 2025 and November 5\, 12 & 19\, 2025 \n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nWhat moments from the rituals of your life could inspire a new play? What makes a play a Jewish play and how can we weave Jewish ritual and values into what’s on the page? Where to start? How to go deeper?\n \nBy taking inspiration from both religious rituals and the commonalities of life Jewish families hold dear\, award-winning playwright Jennifer Maisel will guide you through writing exercises that will uncover new facets to your characters and more complex elements of your story. You can be starting from scratch or working on an already existing piece. But come ready to stretch your imagination\, explore your spirit\, and discover how ritual can transform your writing. Show up with pen\, paper\, and the willingness to be inspired.\n \nThis Immersion is a special partnership with the Jewish Plays Project.\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.\nJennifer Maisel is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose work has been produced off-Broadway\, nationally and internationally. Her plays include EIGHT NIGHTS\, OUT OF ORBIT\, MATCH. PROVENANCE\, THERE OR HERE\, YELLOWWALLPAPER 2.0 2020 and @thespeedofJake and have been workshopped and honored by the Sundance Theatre Lab\, the Ojai Playwrights Conference\, The Kennedy Center\, the Ovation Awards\, the Woodward/Newman Award\, the Asolo Theatre and the PEN West Literary Awards. She also writes for film and television; the screenplay adaptation of her THE LAST SEDER is in pre-production with Rosalind Productions. PROVENANCE was the winner of the 2025 Jewish Plays Project contest.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/everyday-rituals-jewish-life-as-the-framework-for-playwriting/2025-10-29/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250811T165712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T135246Z
UID:31507-1761825600-1761831000@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Seeding Family-based Poems with Golems\, Dybukks and Shpilkas
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, October 30 and November 6\, 13\,  & 20\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. ET\n$180\n \nWhat Inspires Your Poetry?\n \nIn Jewish tradition\, stories and symbols shimmer with possibility—golems who guard and protect\, dybbuks who haunt and unsettle\, wise sayings passed down in mameloshen (Yiddish and other beloved tongues). These mythic images and words have traveled through generations\, carrying echoes of our history\, humor\, and heart.\n \nIn this Immersion with poet Susan Comninos\, we’ll step into this rich imaginative landscape\, exploring how folklore\, family stories\, and cultural memory can awaken new inspiration for your writing. Susan will guide us in weaving together personal history and timeless myth\, crafting poems that honor our creative inheritance while speaking in our own\, present-day voices. Come to reflect\, to write\, and to join others in a circle of Jewish creativity—where the past and present meet on the page\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 \nSusan Comninos is a widely published writer and author of a recent book of poems\, “Out of Nowhere” (Stephen F. Austin Univ. Press/Texas A&M\, 2022). Her individual poems\, often on Jewish themes\, have appeared in the Harvard Review Online\, Rattle\, The Common\, Prairie Schooner and North American Review\, among others. She’s taught writing to undergraduates at Siena College\, The College of St. Rose and SUNY Albany\, as well as to adults in the community. She is currently at work on a second collection of poems\, called “Wild Joy of Receiving” and is the poetry editor for Judith. She lives in upstate New York.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/seeding-family-based-poems-with-golems-dybukks-and-shpilkas/2025-10-30/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250912T152948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T152948Z
UID:31990-1762257600-1762263000@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Writing in Conversation with Kohelet
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, November 4\, 11 & 18\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$154\n \n\nThe Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) is a poetic\, puzzling\, and deeply human text—full of contradictions\, timeless wisdom\, and evocative imagery. In this 3-part generative writing series\, you’ll be invited to slow down\, listen closely\, and let Kohelet’s searching questions about purpose\, joy\, mortality\, and meaning spark your own reflections.\nEach session will offer:\n\n\n\nGuided exploration of selected passages from Kohelet that open up new ways of thinking about life’s biggest questions.\nCreative prompts to help you respond in your own voice—through poetry\, memoir\, fiction\, or spiritual writing.\nA supportive space to share and connect with others who are also writing their way into deeper wisdom.\n\n\n  \nBy the end of the series\, you’ll leave with fresh writing\, new insights into this mysterious text\, and a sense of connection to an ancient tradition that still speaks to the heart. Come ready to read\, reflect\, and create. All levels of writing experience are warmly welcomed. \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\nAmy Gottlieb is a novelist and poet. Her debut novel\, The Beautiful Possible\, was a finalist for the Edward Lewis Wallant Award\, the Harold Ribalow Prize\, and a National Jewish Book Award for Debut Fiction. Her poetry has appeared in On Being\, Ilanot Review\, Storyscape\, SWWIM\, Quartet Journal\, Poetica\, Paper Brigade\, The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry\, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a fellowship from the Civita Institute and five individual awards from the Bronx Council on the Arts.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-in-conversation-with-kohelet/2025-11-04/
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250829T164621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T145736Z
UID:31977-1762344000-1762349400@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Everyday Rituals: Jewish Life as the Framework for Playwriting
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, Oct 29\, 2025 and November 5\, 12 & 19\, 2025 \n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nWhat moments from the rituals of your life could inspire a new play? What makes a play a Jewish play and how can we weave Jewish ritual and values into what’s on the page? Where to start? How to go deeper?\n \nBy taking inspiration from both religious rituals and the commonalities of life Jewish families hold dear\, award-winning playwright Jennifer Maisel will guide you through writing exercises that will uncover new facets to your characters and more complex elements of your story. You can be starting from scratch or working on an already existing piece. But come ready to stretch your imagination\, explore your spirit\, and discover how ritual can transform your writing. Show up with pen\, paper\, and the willingness to be inspired.\n \nThis Immersion is a special partnership with the Jewish Plays Project.\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.\nJennifer Maisel is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose work has been produced off-Broadway\, nationally and internationally. Her plays include EIGHT NIGHTS\, OUT OF ORBIT\, MATCH. PROVENANCE\, THERE OR HERE\, YELLOWWALLPAPER 2.0 2020 and @thespeedofJake and have been workshopped and honored by the Sundance Theatre Lab\, the Ojai Playwrights Conference\, The Kennedy Center\, the Ovation Awards\, the Woodward/Newman Award\, the Asolo Theatre and the PEN West Literary Awards. She also writes for film and television; the screenplay adaptation of her THE LAST SEDER is in pre-production with Rosalind Productions. PROVENANCE was the winner of the 2025 Jewish Plays Project contest.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/everyday-rituals-jewish-life-as-the-framework-for-playwriting/2025-11-05/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250811T165712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T135248Z
UID:32250-1762430400-1762435800@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Seeding Family-based Poems with Golems\, Dybukks and Shpilkas
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, October 30 and November 6\, 13\,  & 20\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. ET\n$180\n \nWhat Inspires Your Poetry?\n \nIn Jewish tradition\, stories and symbols shimmer with possibility—golems who guard and protect\, dybbuks who haunt and unsettle\, wise sayings passed down in mameloshen (Yiddish and other beloved tongues). These mythic images and words have traveled through generations\, carrying echoes of our history\, humor\, and heart.\n \nIn this Immersion with poet Susan Comninos\, we’ll step into this rich imaginative landscape\, exploring how folklore\, family stories\, and cultural memory can awaken new inspiration for your writing. Susan will guide us in weaving together personal history and timeless myth\, crafting poems that honor our creative inheritance while speaking in our own\, present-day voices. Come to reflect\, to write\, and to join others in a circle of Jewish creativity—where the past and present meet on the page\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 \nSusan Comninos is a widely published writer and author of a recent book of poems\, “Out of Nowhere” (Stephen F. Austin Univ. Press/Texas A&M\, 2022). Her individual poems\, often on Jewish themes\, have appeared in the Harvard Review Online\, Rattle\, The Common\, Prairie Schooner and North American Review\, among others. She’s taught writing to undergraduates at Siena College\, The College of St. Rose and SUNY Albany\, as well as to adults in the community. She is currently at work on a second collection of poems\, called “Wild Joy of Receiving” and is the poetry editor for Judith. She lives in upstate New York.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/seeding-family-based-poems-with-golems-dybukks-and-shpilkas/2025-11-06/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250912T152949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T152949Z
UID:32162-1762862400-1762867800@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Writing in Conversation with Kohelet
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, November 4\, 11 & 18\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$154\n \n\nThe Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) is a poetic\, puzzling\, and deeply human text—full of contradictions\, timeless wisdom\, and evocative imagery. In this 3-part generative writing series\, you’ll be invited to slow down\, listen closely\, and let Kohelet’s searching questions about purpose\, joy\, mortality\, and meaning spark your own reflections.\nEach session will offer:\n\n\n\nGuided exploration of selected passages from Kohelet that open up new ways of thinking about life’s biggest questions.\nCreative prompts to help you respond in your own voice—through poetry\, memoir\, fiction\, or spiritual writing.\nA supportive space to share and connect with others who are also writing their way into deeper wisdom.\n\n\n  \nBy the end of the series\, you’ll leave with fresh writing\, new insights into this mysterious text\, and a sense of connection to an ancient tradition that still speaks to the heart. Come ready to read\, reflect\, and create. All levels of writing experience are warmly welcomed. \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\nAmy Gottlieb is a novelist and poet. Her debut novel\, The Beautiful Possible\, was a finalist for the Edward Lewis Wallant Award\, the Harold Ribalow Prize\, and a National Jewish Book Award for Debut Fiction. Her poetry has appeared in On Being\, Ilanot Review\, Storyscape\, SWWIM\, Quartet Journal\, Poetica\, Paper Brigade\, The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry\, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a fellowship from the Civita Institute and five individual awards from the Bronx Council on the Arts.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-in-conversation-with-kohelet/2025-11-11/
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250829T164621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T145737Z
UID:31978-1762948800-1762954200@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Everyday Rituals: Jewish Life as the Framework for Playwriting
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, Oct 29\, 2025 and November 5\, 12 & 19\, 2025 \n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nWhat moments from the rituals of your life could inspire a new play? What makes a play a Jewish play and how can we weave Jewish ritual and values into what’s on the page? Where to start? How to go deeper?\n \nBy taking inspiration from both religious rituals and the commonalities of life Jewish families hold dear\, award-winning playwright Jennifer Maisel will guide you through writing exercises that will uncover new facets to your characters and more complex elements of your story. You can be starting from scratch or working on an already existing piece. But come ready to stretch your imagination\, explore your spirit\, and discover how ritual can transform your writing. Show up with pen\, paper\, and the willingness to be inspired.\n \nThis Immersion is a special partnership with the Jewish Plays Project.\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.\nJennifer Maisel is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose work has been produced off-Broadway\, nationally and internationally. Her plays include EIGHT NIGHTS\, OUT OF ORBIT\, MATCH. PROVENANCE\, THERE OR HERE\, YELLOWWALLPAPER 2.0 2020 and @thespeedofJake and have been workshopped and honored by the Sundance Theatre Lab\, the Ojai Playwrights Conference\, The Kennedy Center\, the Ovation Awards\, the Woodward/Newman Award\, the Asolo Theatre and the PEN West Literary Awards. She also writes for film and television; the screenplay adaptation of her THE LAST SEDER is in pre-production with Rosalind Productions. PROVENANCE was the winner of the 2025 Jewish Plays Project contest.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/everyday-rituals-jewish-life-as-the-framework-for-playwriting/2025-11-12/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250811T165712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T135249Z
UID:32251-1763035200-1763040600@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Seeding Family-based Poems with Golems\, Dybukks and Shpilkas
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, October 30 and November 6\, 13\,  & 20\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. ET\n$180\n \nWhat Inspires Your Poetry?\n \nIn Jewish tradition\, stories and symbols shimmer with possibility—golems who guard and protect\, dybbuks who haunt and unsettle\, wise sayings passed down in mameloshen (Yiddish and other beloved tongues). These mythic images and words have traveled through generations\, carrying echoes of our history\, humor\, and heart.\n \nIn this Immersion with poet Susan Comninos\, we’ll step into this rich imaginative landscape\, exploring how folklore\, family stories\, and cultural memory can awaken new inspiration for your writing. Susan will guide us in weaving together personal history and timeless myth\, crafting poems that honor our creative inheritance while speaking in our own\, present-day voices. Come to reflect\, to write\, and to join others in a circle of Jewish creativity—where the past and present meet on the page\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 \nSusan Comninos is a widely published writer and author of a recent book of poems\, “Out of Nowhere” (Stephen F. Austin Univ. Press/Texas A&M\, 2022). Her individual poems\, often on Jewish themes\, have appeared in the Harvard Review Online\, Rattle\, The Common\, Prairie Schooner and North American Review\, among others. She’s taught writing to undergraduates at Siena College\, The College of St. Rose and SUNY Albany\, as well as to adults in the community. She is currently at work on a second collection of poems\, called “Wild Joy of Receiving” and is the poetry editor for Judith. She lives in upstate New York.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/seeding-family-based-poems-with-golems-dybukks-and-shpilkas/2025-11-13/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250912T152951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T152951Z
UID:32163-1763467200-1763472600@ritualwell.org
SUMMARY:Writing in Conversation with Kohelet
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, November 4\, 11 & 18\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$154\n \n\nThe Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) is a poetic\, puzzling\, and deeply human text—full of contradictions\, timeless wisdom\, and evocative imagery. In this 3-part generative writing series\, you’ll be invited to slow down\, listen closely\, and let Kohelet’s searching questions about purpose\, joy\, mortality\, and meaning spark your own reflections.\nEach session will offer:\n\n\n\nGuided exploration of selected passages from Kohelet that open up new ways of thinking about life’s biggest questions.\nCreative prompts to help you respond in your own voice—through poetry\, memoir\, fiction\, or spiritual writing.\nA supportive space to share and connect with others who are also writing their way into deeper wisdom.\n\n\n  \nBy the end of the series\, you’ll leave with fresh writing\, new insights into this mysterious text\, and a sense of connection to an ancient tradition that still speaks to the heart. Come ready to read\, reflect\, and create. All levels of writing experience are warmly welcomed. \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\nAmy Gottlieb is a novelist and poet. Her debut novel\, The Beautiful Possible\, was a finalist for the Edward Lewis Wallant Award\, the Harold Ribalow Prize\, and a National Jewish Book Award for Debut Fiction. Her poetry has appeared in On Being\, Ilanot Review\, Storyscape\, SWWIM\, Quartet Journal\, Poetica\, Paper Brigade\, The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry\, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a fellowship from the Civita Institute and five individual awards from the Bronx Council on the Arts.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-in-conversation-with-kohelet/2025-11-18/
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
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SUMMARY:Everyday Rituals: Jewish Life as the Framework for Playwriting
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, Oct 29\, 2025 and November 5\, 12 & 19\, 2025 \n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nWhat moments from the rituals of your life could inspire a new play? What makes a play a Jewish play and how can we weave Jewish ritual and values into what’s on the page? Where to start? How to go deeper?\n \nBy taking inspiration from both religious rituals and the commonalities of life Jewish families hold dear\, award-winning playwright Jennifer Maisel will guide you through writing exercises that will uncover new facets to your characters and more complex elements of your story. You can be starting from scratch or working on an already existing piece. But come ready to stretch your imagination\, explore your spirit\, and discover how ritual can transform your writing. Show up with pen\, paper\, and the willingness to be inspired.\n \nThis Immersion is a special partnership with the Jewish Plays Project.\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.\nJennifer Maisel is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose work has been produced off-Broadway\, nationally and internationally. Her plays include EIGHT NIGHTS\, OUT OF ORBIT\, MATCH. PROVENANCE\, THERE OR HERE\, YELLOWWALLPAPER 2.0 2020 and @thespeedofJake and have been workshopped and honored by the Sundance Theatre Lab\, the Ojai Playwrights Conference\, The Kennedy Center\, the Ovation Awards\, the Woodward/Newman Award\, the Asolo Theatre and the PEN West Literary Awards. She also writes for film and television; the screenplay adaptation of her THE LAST SEDER is in pre-production with Rosalind Productions. PROVENANCE was the winner of the 2025 Jewish Plays Project contest.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/everyday-rituals-jewish-life-as-the-framework-for-playwriting/2025-11-19/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T133000
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SUMMARY:Seeding Family-based Poems with Golems\, Dybukks and Shpilkas
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, October 30 and November 6\, 13\,  & 20\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. ET\n$180\n \nWhat Inspires Your Poetry?\n \nIn Jewish tradition\, stories and symbols shimmer with possibility—golems who guard and protect\, dybbuks who haunt and unsettle\, wise sayings passed down in mameloshen (Yiddish and other beloved tongues). These mythic images and words have traveled through generations\, carrying echoes of our history\, humor\, and heart.\n \nIn this Immersion with poet Susan Comninos\, we’ll step into this rich imaginative landscape\, exploring how folklore\, family stories\, and cultural memory can awaken new inspiration for your writing. Susan will guide us in weaving together personal history and timeless myth\, crafting poems that honor our creative inheritance while speaking in our own\, present-day voices. Come to reflect\, to write\, and to join others in a circle of Jewish creativity—where the past and present meet on the page\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 \nSusan Comninos is a widely published writer and author of a recent book of poems\, “Out of Nowhere” (Stephen F. Austin Univ. Press/Texas A&M\, 2022). Her individual poems\, often on Jewish themes\, have appeared in the Harvard Review Online\, Rattle\, The Common\, Prairie Schooner and North American Review\, among others. She’s taught writing to undergraduates at Siena College\, The College of St. Rose and SUNY Albany\, as well as to adults in the community. She is currently at work on a second collection of poems\, called “Wild Joy of Receiving” and is the poetry editor for Judith. She lives in upstate New York.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/seeding-family-based-poems-with-golems-dybukks-and-shpilkas/2025-11-20/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250902T145945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T122210Z
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SUMMARY:Rekindling Light and Joy Through Writing & Art
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, December 4\, 11 & 18\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$154\n \n\nRemember: Joy is not merely incidental to your spiritual quest. It is vital. – Reb Nachman of Breslov\n \nIn times of personal and collective darkness\, how do you stay inspired and revive your creative spirit?\n\nYou don’t have to do it alone. \nIn this workshop\, poet and painter Cathleen Cohen and essayist and memoirist Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer will guide you through Jewish texts\, poetry\, and creative exercises. Together\, you’ll explore ways to rediscover joy and rekindle your creative passion in honor of Hanukkah\, so that you can step into Hanukkah and the winter season with a renewed sense of inner light. \nWhether you’re just beginning your creative journey or you’ve been writing or making art for years\, this workshop invites you to discover fresh techniques and pathways that will deepen your connections and nurture joy as a spiritual practice. \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 \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 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/rekindling-light-and-joy-through-writing-art/2025-12-04/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
CREATED:20250902T145945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T122211Z
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SUMMARY:Rekindling Light and Joy Through Writing & Art
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, December 4\, 11 & 18\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$154\n \n\nRemember: Joy is not merely incidental to your spiritual quest. It is vital. – Reb Nachman of Breslov\n \nIn times of personal and collective darkness\, how do you stay inspired and revive your creative spirit?\n\nYou don’t have to do it alone. \nIn this workshop\, poet and painter Cathleen Cohen and essayist and memoirist Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer will guide you through Jewish texts\, poetry\, and creative exercises. Together\, you’ll explore ways to rediscover joy and rekindle your creative passion in honor of Hanukkah\, so that you can step into Hanukkah and the winter season with a renewed sense of inner light. \nWhether you’re just beginning your creative journey or you’ve been writing or making art for years\, this workshop invites you to discover fresh techniques and pathways that will deepen your connections and nurture joy as a spiritual practice. \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 \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 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/rekindling-light-and-joy-through-writing-art/2025-12-11/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
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SUMMARY:Rekindling Light and Joy Through Writing & Art
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, December 4\, 11 & 18\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$154\n \n\nRemember: Joy is not merely incidental to your spiritual quest. It is vital. – Reb Nachman of Breslov\n \nIn times of personal and collective darkness\, how do you stay inspired and revive your creative spirit?\n\nYou don’t have to do it alone. \nIn this workshop\, poet and painter Cathleen Cohen and essayist and memoirist Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer will guide you through Jewish texts\, poetry\, and creative exercises. Together\, you’ll explore ways to rediscover joy and rekindle your creative passion in honor of Hanukkah\, so that you can step into Hanukkah and the winter season with a renewed sense of inner light. \nWhether you’re just beginning your creative journey or you’ve been writing or making art for years\, this workshop invites you to discover fresh techniques and pathways that will deepen your connections and nurture joy as a spiritual practice. \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 \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 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/rekindling-light-and-joy-through-writing-art/2025-12-18/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190808
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SUMMARY:Lifting the Threads: Writing Past and Present
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Feb 17 & 24 and March 3\, 2026\n12-1:30 p.m. \n$154\n \n\nAs storytellers\, how do we balance our present lived experience with the past that shapes it? In Jewish tradition\, memory and narrative carry profound weight—from the retelling of ancestral journeys in the Torah to the intimate stories passed through our families. In this 3-week workshop\, we’ll explore strategies for seamlessly integrating backstory\, experimenting with time shifts to deepen meaning rather than interrupt narrative flow. Through readings\, discussion\, and writing prompts\, we will move fluidly between temporal layers—the “forward momentum” of the lived story and the “backwards glance” demanded by memory.\n \nBy the end of the workshop\, you will produce a short memoir piece that demonstrates fluid interplay between present and past—using backstory as a source of resonance\, not digression\, and honoring the threads of memory that connect us to our histories and communities.\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 \nMegan Vered writes about family\, friendship\, and the dazzle of daily life. Megan lives in Marin County\, where she facilitates local\, international\, and Jewish-themed writing groups. Her essays and interviews have appeared in HuffPost\, Kveller\, The Jewish Writing Project\, High Country News\, the Los Angeles Review of Books\, and the Writer’s Chronicle\, among others. Megan holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and chairs the board of Heyday Books. Learn more about her work at www.meganvered.com\n \n \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/lifting-the-threads-writing-past-and-present/2026-02-17/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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