Borrowed Language: The Cento and the Piyyut

Facilitator: Mónica Gomery

Program Type: Free, Standalone session

Topic: Liturgy, Poetry

Zoom

Examine artwork and poems in relationship

Free

What My Hands Tell: Exploring Ekphrasis

Facilitator: Cathleen Cohen

Program Type: Free, Standalone session

Topic: Art, Poetry

Zoom

Examine artwork and poems in relationship

Free

Ritualwell Community Event: Holding Each Other: Israel on our Hearts

Facilitator: Ritualwell

Program Type: Event, Free, Standalone session

Topic:

Zoom

Take time to pause and pen with the Ritualwell community this Thursday, October 19 at 12-12:30 p.m. We're all holding many emotions and concerns that change day by day, hour by hour. Poetry, prayer and creative expression can bring comfort and provide us with support. Together we will say the Mi Sheberach for healing and […]

Ritualwell Community Event: Holding Each Other with Rabbi Annie Lewis

Facilitator: Ritualwell

Program Type: Event, Free, Standalone session

Topic:

Zoom

Take time to pause and pen with the Ritualwell community on Thursday, October 26 at 12-12:30 p.m. We're all holding many emotions and concerns that change day by day, hour by hour. Poetry, prayer and creative expression can bring comfort and provide us with support. Together we will say the Mi Sheberach for healing and […]

Brit Beyond Milah: Exploring Baby-Welcoming Rituals

Facilitator: Ritualwell

Program Type: Free, Standalone session

Topic: Liturgy

Zoom

How might we sanctify and honor the traditional brit (covenant) in ways that offer alternatives to traditional milah (circumcision)? Together we will explore issues involved in deciding to circumcise or not to circumcise, including personal experiences around this decision and alternative rituals to circumcision.

Free

Writing Our Aging Selves

Facilitator: Trisha Arlin

Program Type: Event, Free, Standalone session

Topic: Liturgy, Memoir, Poetry

Zoom

Write, reflect and share your creative self with the Ritualwell community in this free, open for all session.

Free

Light the World: Dancing in Community for Hanukkah

Facilitator: Janice Steinberg

Program Type: Free, Standalone session

Topic: Art, Poetry, Spiritual practice

Zoom

We'll kindle our unique candles to music by Jewish singers and composers, followed by prompts for reflection and writing.

Free

Writing Poetry in the Shadow of War

Facilitator: Lynn Levin

Program Type: Free, Standalone session

Topic: Holocaust, Israel-Hamas war, Poetry

Zoom

At all times but especially in a time of war and grief, we need literature to remind us of what it means to be human, what justice demands, where our struggles and conflicts, our strengths and hopes reside. In this free Ritualwell event, we will see how other poets have responded to disasters and conflicts Jews have faced and are facing.

Free

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Jewish Spiritual Autobiography

 Writing a spiritual autobiography helps you to discover how teachers, touchstones, symbols and stories have led you to make meaning and understand the sacred in your personal story. In this immersion, join Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, a writer and spiritual director, to map out and narrate your most sacred life experiences. Four sessions starting May 16, 2024. 

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