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SUMMARY:A Special Omer Gathering: Finding Purpose in Challenging Times
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg for a powerful live conversation on living with purpose\, integrity\, and resilience.\nWednesday\, May 20\, 2026\n1-2:00 p.m. EDT \n\nJoin Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg—an activist\, author\, and spiritual leader known for her work on justice\, accountability\, and Jewish ethics—for a powerful live conversation on living with purpose\, integrity\, and resilience. \nRabbi Danya brings a rare ability to weave Jewish wisdom with the urgent questions of our time\, offering guidance that is both deeply grounded and immediately relevant. Her teaching helps us navigate complexity with clarity and compassion—especially when the path forward feels uncertain. \nAs we move through the Omer and approach its culmination\, this gathering offers a space to pause\, reflect\, and reconnect with what matters most. Together\, we’ll explore how we continue to show up with intention in a world that asks so much of us. \nCome ready to listen\, reflect\, and leave feeling renewed in your sense of purpose. \n\n\nDeepen Your Omer Journey \nThis gathering is part of Omer Counting for Purpose—a seven-week journey of reflection and creativity rooted in the sacred qualities of the Omer. \nWhen you join\, you’ll receive weekly teachings\, short videos\, and writing prompts to help you explore your purpose through qualities like love\, strength\, resilience\, and connection. \nWhat You’ll Receive \n\nWeekly email teachings + short videos\nReflective writing prompts and practices\nA guided journey through the seven sacred qualities of the Omer\nAccess to our culminating live event with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg\n\nWhen you join Omer Counting for Purpose\, you’re not only stepping into a meaningful personal journey—you’re also supporting Ritualwell’s work of creativity\, connection\, and Jewish meaning-making. \nYour gift helps keep these resources accessible and this community thriving. \n\nCome to be nourished by community\, guided by wisdom\, and reminded that your presence—and your purpose—matter. \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 \n\n \nRabbi Danya Ruttenberg is an award-winning author of eight books who now makes her primary writing home with the newsletter/magazine LifeIsASacredText.com. She has received the Lives of Commitment Award from Auburn Seminary\, and the Rabbinic Human Rights Hero Award from the human rights organization T’ruah\, was named by Newsweek as a “rabbi to watch\,” and as a “faith leader to watch” by the Center for American Progress\, and has been a Sunday Washington Post crossword clue (83 Down). Her most recent book\, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World is a National Jewish Book Award winner and an American Library Association’s Sophie Brody Honor Book. It was hailed by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley as “A must read for anyone navigating the work of justice and healing.” \nShe has written for a number of publications\, including The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Atlantic\, and been featured on NPR\, the Today Show\, USA Today\, MTV News\, and elsewhere. Her activism has taken her from the jail cell to the White House and back again\, and has included advising lawmakers; organizing 2\,500 rabbis in the fight for reproductive freedom through the fall of Roe; and mobilizing Jewish communities around economic justice and abuse accountability. Her North Star is the belief that we have a moral and religious obligation to care for one another\, and to fight for a more just world. \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/omer-counting-for-purpose/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Holding Each Other
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday\, 12-12:15 p.m. EDT\n \nNow more than ever\, we need each other.\n \n\nEvery Monday\, join “Holding Each Other\,” a 15-minute online minyan\, facilitated by a leading Ritualwell contributor.  Together\, we’ll recite Mourners’ Kaddish and Mi Shebeirach\, the prayer for healing. To foster our spiritual resilience\, we’ll engage with a brief creative meditation.\n \nWeekly\, gather your strength and provide support to others.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/holding-each-other-2/2026-05-25/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Free
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SUMMARY:Holding Each Other
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday\, 12-12:15 p.m. EDT\n \nNow more than ever\, we need each other.\n \n\nEvery Monday\, join “Holding Each Other\,” a 15-minute online minyan\, facilitated by a leading Ritualwell contributor.  Together\, we’ll recite Mourners’ Kaddish and Mi Shebeirach\, the prayer for healing. To foster our spiritual resilience\, we’ll engage with a brief creative meditation.\n \nWeekly\, gather your strength and provide support to others.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/holding-each-other-2/2026-06-01/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Free
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SUMMARY:Tree of Life: A Mind‑Body‑Spirit Practice
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, June 2\, 2026\n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$18\n \n\n\nAs we move through the luminous days following Shavuot and step toward the fullness of summer\, join us for a unique exploration of ritual\, awareness\, movement\, and light. \nRabbi Tsurah August\, a teacher rooted in somatic practice\, mindfulness\, and Jewish mystical tradition\, invites us into Embodying the Light — a session to awaken our bodies\, our hearts\, and our spiritual vision. \nIn this gathering we will: \n\nSet a mindful tone for the season\, grounding our awareness and centering in presence.\nUse gentle movement\, breath\, and guided reflection to awaken our capacity to sense light within and around us.\nExplore how revelation continues in the body — how we receive\, carry\, and radiate the light of insight\, wisdom\, and connection.\nOffer prompts and moments for creative embodiment — through movement\, drawing\, journaling\, or simply listening and witnessing.\n\nShavuot invites us into revelation; summer invites us into expansion. Together\, we’ll explore what it means to embody what we’ve received — to let wisdom take root in muscle and breath\, and to carry it forward into our lives. \nWhether you’re familiar with mindfulness or new to embodied ritual\, this practice is open and inclusive. Come as you are — with openness\, curiosity\, and your own unique presence. Bring a journal or sketch pad if you wish\, wear comfortable clothing\, and prepare to move\, breathe\, reflect\, and kindle the light that is already within you. \nWe look forward to gathering with you — to awaken together\, and to carry that light into our lives\, our relationships\, and our world. \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 \nBefore becoming a rabbi and chaplain\, Tsurah was a professional dancer\, choreographer and movement educator for people with a broad range of movement and cognitive abilities. Dance is still her beloved form of prayer.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/embodying-the-light-a-hanukkah-mind%e2%80%91body%e2%80%91spirit-practice/
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SUMMARY:Sacred Words for a Fragile Democracy: A Jewish Creative Writing Lab
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, June 16\, 23 & 30 and July 7\, 2026\n12-1:30 p.m\n$54\n \n\nWhat does it mean to bring our full Jewish selves into this moment in American democracy?\n \nAs the United States approaches its 250th anniversary\, many of us are reflecting on the promises\, complexities\, and unfinished work of this country. In this creative writing lab\, we’ll explore how Jewish ritual\, poetry\, and prayer can help us respond—with honesty\, imagination\, and care.\n \nTogether\, we’ll gather in a supportive\, generative space to write original prayers and poems rooted in themes of justice\, belonging\, responsibility\, and hope. Drawing on Jewish poetry and texts\, personal and family histories\, and our lived experiences\, we’ll experiment with language that connects our inner lives to the wider world.\n \nOur time together will culminate in an optional public reading and the opportunity to share your work as part of a broader collection on Ritualwell\, amplifying Jewish voices in a time when they are deeply needed.\n \nCome write\, reflect\, and imagine what is possible—together.\nWhat to Expect:\n\nA supportive\, creative cohort space to explore writing Jewish ritual\, poetry\, and prayer\nGuided prompts and inspiration from Jewish American poets\, alongside Jewish texts and themes of democracy and justice\nTime to write\, reflect\, and (optionally) share your work with others\nOpportunities to connect personal and family stories to broader questions of civic belonging and responsibility\nAn optional public reading to share your work in community\nThe possibility of publication in a digital collection on Ritualwell\, reaching a wide audience\n\nThis is a space for writers of all levels—whether you’re new to creative practice or have been writing for years. Bring your curiosity and a willingness to explore. \nThis initiative was made possible thanks to an ignition grant from A More Perfect Union as part of our participation in the Jewish Partnership for Democracy. \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 \nDr. Joellyn Zollman holds a Ph.D in Jewish history from Brandeis University. She has taught classes on Jewish history\, American religion\, and religious art and architecture at San Diego State University\, UCSD and the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture. Dr. Zollman also works as a writer\, curator and travel scholar. She is the author of the Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning’s forthcoming new curriculum in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States: We the People: The American Jewish Experience. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author\, educator and spiritual director 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. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. Gabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Find her work at gabriellekaplanmayer.com. \n\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/sacred-words-for-a-fragile-democracy-a-jewish-creative-writing-lab/2026-06-16/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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SUMMARY:Sacred Words for a Fragile Democracy: A Jewish Creative Writing Lab
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, June 16\, 23 & 30 and July 7\, 2026\n12-1:30 p.m\n$54\n \n\nWhat does it mean to bring our full Jewish selves into this moment in American democracy?\n \nAs the United States approaches its 250th anniversary\, many of us are reflecting on the promises\, complexities\, and unfinished work of this country. In this creative writing lab\, we’ll explore how Jewish ritual\, poetry\, and prayer can help us respond—with honesty\, imagination\, and care.\n \nTogether\, we’ll gather in a supportive\, generative space to write original prayers and poems rooted in themes of justice\, belonging\, responsibility\, and hope. Drawing on Jewish poetry and texts\, personal and family histories\, and our lived experiences\, we’ll experiment with language that connects our inner lives to the wider world.\n \nOur time together will culminate in an optional public reading and the opportunity to share your work as part of a broader collection on Ritualwell\, amplifying Jewish voices in a time when they are deeply needed.\n \nCome write\, reflect\, and imagine what is possible—together.\nWhat to Expect:\n\nA supportive\, creative cohort space to explore writing Jewish ritual\, poetry\, and prayer\nGuided prompts and inspiration from Jewish American poets\, alongside Jewish texts and themes of democracy and justice\nTime to write\, reflect\, and (optionally) share your work with others\nOpportunities to connect personal and family stories to broader questions of civic belonging and responsibility\nAn optional public reading to share your work in community\nThe possibility of publication in a digital collection on Ritualwell\, reaching a wide audience\n\nThis is a space for writers of all levels—whether you’re new to creative practice or have been writing for years. Bring your curiosity and a willingness to explore. \nThis initiative was made possible thanks to an ignition grant from A More Perfect Union as part of our participation in the Jewish Partnership for Democracy. \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 \nDr. Joellyn Zollman holds a Ph.D in Jewish history from Brandeis University. She has taught classes on Jewish history\, American religion\, and religious art and architecture at San Diego State University\, UCSD and the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture. Dr. Zollman also works as a writer\, curator and travel scholar. She is the author of the Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning’s forthcoming new curriculum in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States: We the People: The American Jewish Experience. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author\, educator and spiritual director 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. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. Gabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Find her work at gabriellekaplanmayer.com. \n\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/sacred-words-for-a-fragile-democracy-a-jewish-creative-writing-lab/2026-06-23/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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SUMMARY:Advot End-of-Year Celebration and Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 25\, 2026\n7-8:30 p.m. EDT\n \n\n\n\nJoin us to celebrate the contributions of our Advot@Ritualwell members and the unveiling of our fifth anthology showcasing their creations. Advot@Ritualwell serves as an online community for Jewish writers to learn\, connect\, and collaborate\, providing a platform for mutual support in what can often be a solitary journey. Members bring their diverse backgrounds and expertise to share\, co-create\, and inspire one another. This event is their opportunity to showcase their work to you. Show your support by attending! Registrants will receive a 15% discount on their purchase of the anthology. \n\n\n\nThe members of our ADVOT community include: Nancy Abraham\, Elliott batTzedek\, Elizabeth Caplun\,  Alex Carter\, Cathleen Cohen\, Muriel Dance\, Batya Diamond\, Elisa Friedlander\, Ona Gritz\, Ziva Harmatz\, Claire Helman\, Chana Jacobs\, Ann Kanter\, Judith Kerman\, Lucinda Kurtz\, Rabbi Janet Madden\, Meryl Paskow\, Beverly Pincus\, Rabbi Sonja K. Pilz\, SJ Schlossman\, Gail Simmons\, Susan Spector\, Janice Steinberg\, Julie Stone\, and Cantor Keren Webber.\n\n \nThis session will be recorded and sent to participants following the event. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/advot-end-of-year-celebration-and-poetry-reading-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:ADVOT,Event,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260630T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260630T133000
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SUMMARY:Sacred Words for a Fragile Democracy: A Jewish Creative Writing Lab
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, June 16\, 23 & 30 and July 7\, 2026\n12-1:30 p.m\n$54\n \n\nWhat does it mean to bring our full Jewish selves into this moment in American democracy?\n \nAs the United States approaches its 250th anniversary\, many of us are reflecting on the promises\, complexities\, and unfinished work of this country. In this creative writing lab\, we’ll explore how Jewish ritual\, poetry\, and prayer can help us respond—with honesty\, imagination\, and care.\n \nTogether\, we’ll gather in a supportive\, generative space to write original prayers and poems rooted in themes of justice\, belonging\, responsibility\, and hope. Drawing on Jewish poetry and texts\, personal and family histories\, and our lived experiences\, we’ll experiment with language that connects our inner lives to the wider world.\n \nOur time together will culminate in an optional public reading and the opportunity to share your work as part of a broader collection on Ritualwell\, amplifying Jewish voices in a time when they are deeply needed.\n \nCome write\, reflect\, and imagine what is possible—together.\nWhat to Expect:\n\nA supportive\, creative cohort space to explore writing Jewish ritual\, poetry\, and prayer\nGuided prompts and inspiration from Jewish American poets\, alongside Jewish texts and themes of democracy and justice\nTime to write\, reflect\, and (optionally) share your work with others\nOpportunities to connect personal and family stories to broader questions of civic belonging and responsibility\nAn optional public reading to share your work in community\nThe possibility of publication in a digital collection on Ritualwell\, reaching a wide audience\n\nThis is a space for writers of all levels—whether you’re new to creative practice or have been writing for years. Bring your curiosity and a willingness to explore. \nThis initiative was made possible thanks to an ignition grant from A More Perfect Union as part of our participation in the Jewish Partnership for Democracy. \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 \nDr. Joellyn Zollman holds a Ph.D in Jewish history from Brandeis University. She has taught classes on Jewish history\, American religion\, and religious art and architecture at San Diego State University\, UCSD and the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture. Dr. Zollman also works as a writer\, curator and travel scholar. She is the author of the Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning’s forthcoming new curriculum in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States: We the People: The American Jewish Experience. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author\, educator and spiritual director 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. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. Gabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Find her work at gabriellekaplanmayer.com. \n\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/sacred-words-for-a-fragile-democracy-a-jewish-creative-writing-lab/2026-06-30/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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SUMMARY:Sacred Words for a Fragile Democracy: A Jewish Creative Writing Lab
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, June 16\, 23 & 30 and July 7\, 2026\n12-1:30 p.m\n$54\n \n\nWhat does it mean to bring our full Jewish selves into this moment in American democracy?\n \nAs the United States approaches its 250th anniversary\, many of us are reflecting on the promises\, complexities\, and unfinished work of this country. In this creative writing lab\, we’ll explore how Jewish ritual\, poetry\, and prayer can help us respond—with honesty\, imagination\, and care.\n \nTogether\, we’ll gather in a supportive\, generative space to write original prayers and poems rooted in themes of justice\, belonging\, responsibility\, and hope. Drawing on Jewish poetry and texts\, personal and family histories\, and our lived experiences\, we’ll experiment with language that connects our inner lives to the wider world.\n \nOur time together will culminate in an optional public reading and the opportunity to share your work as part of a broader collection on Ritualwell\, amplifying Jewish voices in a time when they are deeply needed.\n \nCome write\, reflect\, and imagine what is possible—together.\nWhat to Expect:\n\nA supportive\, creative cohort space to explore writing Jewish ritual\, poetry\, and prayer\nGuided prompts and inspiration from Jewish American poets\, alongside Jewish texts and themes of democracy and justice\nTime to write\, reflect\, and (optionally) share your work with others\nOpportunities to connect personal and family stories to broader questions of civic belonging and responsibility\nAn optional public reading to share your work in community\nThe possibility of publication in a digital collection on Ritualwell\, reaching a wide audience\n\nThis is a space for writers of all levels—whether you’re new to creative practice or have been writing for years. Bring your curiosity and a willingness to explore. \nThis initiative was made possible thanks to an ignition grant from A More Perfect Union as part of our participation in the Jewish Partnership for Democracy. \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 \nDr. Joellyn Zollman holds a Ph.D in Jewish history from Brandeis University. She has taught classes on Jewish history\, American religion\, and religious art and architecture at San Diego State University\, UCSD and the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture. Dr. Zollman also works as a writer\, curator and travel scholar. She is the author of the Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning’s forthcoming new curriculum in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States: We the People: The American Jewish Experience. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author\, educator and spiritual director 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. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. Gabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Find her work at gabriellekaplanmayer.com. \n\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/sacred-words-for-a-fragile-democracy-a-jewish-creative-writing-lab/2026-07-07/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immersions
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