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SUMMARY:Seeing Into the Life of Things: An Author Conversation with Rodger Kamenetz and Amy Gottlieb
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 22\, 2026\n7:00-8:00 p.m. ET\n$18\n \n\nHow might we move through a noisy and distracted world with greater attention\, imagination\, and wonder?\n \nJoin the Ritualwell community for a special conversation between authors Rodger Kamenetz and Amy Gottlieb about Kamenetz’s new book\, Seeing Into the Life of Things: Imagination and Sacred Encounter. As we enter the new year\, we’ll explore how we might cultivate a deeper awareness of the sacred in our everyday lives.\n \nSeeing Into the Life of Things is both a spiritual memoir and a practical guide to restoring the imaginative heart. Through stories\, dreams\, poems\, and daily practices\, Kamenetz invites us to “see into\,” “listen at\,” and “feel into” the world around us. He explores how memory can become a source of healing\, how dreams can lead us toward sacred encounters\, and how ordinary moments can become occasions for wonder.\n \nIn this intimate conversation\, Amy and Rodger will explore imagination\, attention\, creativity\, and the sacred—and what it means to practice seeing more deeply in our own lives. You’ll have the opportunity to listen\, reflect\, and ask questions of these two wonderful writers. Come ready to pause\, wonder\, and perhaps see the familiar world in a new way.\n\n \n\n \nThis event 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\nRodger Kamenetz is an award-winning poet\, author\, and teacher whose work explores the intersections of Judaism\, literature\, spirituality\, and dreams. He is best known for The Jew in the Lotus\, the international bestseller about a group of rabbis who traveled to India to meet with the Dalai Lama\, as well as The History of Last Night’s Dream\, Burnt Books\, Stalking Elijah\, and seven books of poetry. His work has been recognized with a National Jewish Book Award\, and he has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and other foundations.\n\nKamenetz taught English and Religious Studies at Louisiana State University\, where he founded the MFA program in creative writing and the Jewish Studies minor. Now based in New Orleans\, he devotes himself to writing and to working with people through Natural Dreamwork\, a spiritual practice centered on dreams. His newest book\, Seeing Into the Life of Things: Imagination and Sacred Encounter\, brings together his lifelong explorations of creativity\, dreams\, memory\, and the sacred.\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 \n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/seeing-into-the-life-of-things-an-author-conversation-with-rodger-kamenetz-and-amy-gottlieb/
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SUMMARY:The Ritual of Small Moments
DESCRIPTION: \n\nMonday\, November 9\, 2026\n12-1:00 p.m. EDT\n \n\nJoin writer\, musician\, and Torah teacher Rabbi Alicia Jo Rabins for an inspiring exploration of how ordinary moments can become sacred through mindful attention and Jewish ritual practice. Drawing from her new memoir\, When We’re Born We Forget Everything\, Alicia will share reflections on finding holiness in everyday life\, followed by a creative writing prompt inviting participants to notice and honor the sacred moments woven throughout their own lives.\n \nThis gathering is part of Ritual Lab\, Ritualwell’s new monthly series celebrating innovation in contemporary Jewish ritual. Each session features visionary writers\, artists\, and spiritual leaders who are expanding Jewish ritual practice in creative\, meaningful\, and accessible ways.\n\n \nThis event 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 \nAlicia Jo Rabins is a writer\, musician\, performer\, and Torah teacher. The New York Times calls her voice “gorgeous\,” and BookPage calls her writing “a balm against all the hurt places of humanity.” She is the author of five books including a spiritual memoir\, When We’re Born We Forget Everything (Schocken Books\, 2026)\, and the poetry collection\, Divinity School\, winner of the American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize\, As a singer-songwriter\, Rabins tours internationally with Girls in Trouble\, her indie-folk song cycle about Biblical women. She lives in Portland\, Oregon with her family.\n \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/the-ritual-of-small-moments/
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SUMMARY:Writing What Matters Most: In Conversation With Anita Diamant
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 15\, 2026\n1-2:30 p.m. EDT\n$54\n \n\nFor more than three decades\, Anita Diamant’s books—including The Red Tent and Day After Night—have engaged readers with stories that illuminate Jewish tradition\, women’s lives\, and the power of narrative. In this special Ritualwell event\, Anita will reflect on her writing journey\, the evolution of her craft\, and what it means to be a Jewish writer today.\n \nTogether\, we’ll explore where stories begin\, how research and curiosity shape creative work\, and the practices that sustain a writing life.\n \nFollowing the conversation\, participants will be invited to write from a prompt in the Ritualwell spirit\, gather in community to share reflections and new work. Come to listen\, write\, and discover what story is waiting for you to tell.\n\n \nThis event 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\nPhoto credit: Sharona Jacobs\nAnita Diamant is the author of thirteen books\, most recently Period. End of Sentence. The New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice. Her first novel\, New York Times bestseller\, The Red Tent\, has been published in more than 25 countries. Her other novels include The Boston Girl\, Day after Night\, The Last Days of Dogtown\, and Good Harbor. \nDiamant is the author of six non-fiction guides to contemporary Jewish life\, including The Jewish Wedding Now\, Living a Jewish Life\, and Saying Kaddish\, as well as a collection of essays\, Pitching my Tent. An award-winning journalist\, her work has appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine\, Real Simple\, Parenting\, Boston Magazine and Cognoscenti\, the online ideas and opinion page of WBUR-FM.  \nAnita is the founding president of Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Education Center: a 21st century reinvention of the ancient tradition of immersion for all Jews and those becoming Jewish. www.mayyimhayyim.org
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