BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ritualwell - ECPv6.13.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ritualwell X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ritualwell.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ritualwell REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250428T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250428T141500 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20250404T202859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T134254Z UID:30271-1745845200-1745849700@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:MALACHIM\, Renewed: A Community Art Project DESCRIPTION:Create art. Create ritual. Create community.  \nSubmit your visual art. Be part of the creation of the new MALACHIM (Jewish Angel Cards) Set\, MALACHIM Messages of Blessing Cards: Ritualwell Community Edition.  \nThe tradition of MALACHIM (literally: messages or angels) began in a circle of friends in Jerusalem in 1989. They sang the beloved song Shalom Aleichem to honor the beginning of Shabbat\, noting that the words of the song welcome the “messengers/angels of peace\,” which are said to frequent the homes of those who bring in Shabbat (Talmud\, Tractate Shabbat\, 119a). Deborah Eisenbach-Budner created a set of MALACHIM to accompany the singing. These cards came to be known as Jewish Angel Cards; her hand-made sets found homes throughout the world. Several thousand printed sets\, now called MALACHIM Messages of Blessing\, have made their way into personal and communal rituals as well as Shabbat\, Rosh Hodesh\, and holiday tables as this folk tradition grows.   \nNow\, MALACHIM will evolve again as a collective process\, including you!     \nWe are creating a MALACHIM set that incorporates original art made by Ritualwell community members. Each of the MALACHIM will be made from a original photo/work of art. On the margins of the art will be a word in Hebrew\, transliteration\, and English.   \nOur timeline: \n\nOn Monday April 28 at 1pm EST\, Ritualwell will host a virtual launch event to invite artists to learn more about this community art project and its logistics. There will be a word bank provided; artists will be invited to submit up to 5 pieces for consideration by June 4.   \nOn Monday June 30 at 5pm EST\, Ritualwell will host a virtual unveiling gallery event for the artists and community members to share the artwork selected for the card deck. Artists will have a chance to share about their reflections from the process of art making for this project.  \nThe cards will become available for sale August 1\, in time for Elul and the Jewish New Year.  \n\n\nRegistrants commit to: \nJoin the April 28th virtual event and submit 3-5 pieces of artwork. 36 or 54 pieces will be chosen\, depending on submissions. Registrants will receive a free set of the new MALACHIM and will be credited on the physical insert and online description.   \nWe are lucky to have such a creative and inspiring network of artists at Ritualwell\, and we hope you will join us at the April 28 launch event and submit your art for consideration!  \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/malachim-renewed-a-community-art-project/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20250317T213244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T175130Z UID:30048-1744804800-1744810200@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Counting the Omer: A Neshamah Recharge DESCRIPTION:The Counting of the Omer is a time for spiritual introspection and growth. During a time when many of us are feeling deflated and anxious about the state of the world\, this ritual can help us to recharge our Neshamah\, our soul. \nRitualwell is here for you! Through the 7-week period of the Omer\, we’ll provide you with support\, accountability\, community and creative inspiration to do this spiritual work.  \n\n\nEvery week\, we will send you an Omer guide for the upcoming week\, aligned with that week’s spiritual theme. This guide will include Jewish wisdom texts\, readings\, sensory explorations\, and creativity prompts for the week. The printable PDF will be sent electronically and can be accessed online. When you sign up for Counting the Omer: A Neshamah Recharge\, you are also invited to join us for three special community events throughout the Omer period: \n\n\n\nApril 16\, 2025\, 12 -1:00 p.m. EDT (Recording access now available): Ignite Your Omer Counting with a gathering led by Kohenet Sarah Chandler. Whether you’re new to counting or have participated in this ritual for many years\, Sarah will provide us with a fresh perspective on the sefirah of hesed. How do you embody deeds of lovingkindness\, g’milut hasadim? We will explore ancient and modern sources for love in action\, through the sefirah of hesed. Whether you are looking to call upon divine love\, to nourish self love or discover strategies for caring for others (without burnout)\, this workshop is for anyone who is ready to tap into the flow of hesed in the first week of the omer. \nMay 15\, 2025\, 12 -1:00 p.m. EDT: Nurture Your Omer Counting midway through the Omer with artist and Kohenet Bekah Starr.  We’ll begin with a creativity warm-up exercise\, followed by an exploration of a Lag B’Omer artwork by a Jewish artist\, uncovering new insights and art techniques. Explore how art can be studied and interpreted like Torah\, revealing layers of meaning and inspiration. Then\, create your own artistic response—whether through visual art\, poetry\, prayer\, or short story—fostering creativity\, artistic growth\, and a deeper connection to Jewish artistic expression.Bekah will lead us in a generative workshop exploring what we’ve discovered through the Omer so far.\n\n‘Counting the Omer: A Neshama Recharge’ is part of Ritualwell’s annual campaign to sustain our work. Ritualwell’s mission to create a welcoming space for individuals from diverse backgrounds who wish to embrace Jewish practice has become more vital than ever. \nWe know that you appreciate us being here for you. And we need you. Ritualwell’s free offerings are made possible by gifts from people like you. \nRegister now and support our mission as we support you through the Omer–and beyond. URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/counting-the-omer-a-neshamah-recharge/2025-04-16/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/Neshamah-Recharge-Omer-campaign-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250412 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20250305T171708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T145016Z UID:29895-1744329600-1744415999@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Why is This Year's Seder Different? DESCRIPTION: \nRitualwell has created a  new collection of curated Passover resources: Why is this Seder Different? Questions\, Readings & Conversation Starters for a Challenging Year. This printable PDF will be delivered electronically and is accessible online.\n \n\nWhen you purchase the supplement\, you will also have access to our event recording: \n\nEngage with Rabbi Mira Wasserman in a conversation with Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer\, focusing on text study\, an interactive discussion\, and reflective writing about how the Passover seder can offer a sense of order amidst chaos.\n\n \nRabbi Mira Beth Wasserman\, Ph.D. is RRC’s interim vice president for academic affairs.work as a rabbi and scholar bridges Talmud study\, community building and the pursuit of social justice. In the classroom\, she explores the history and cultures of diverse ancient Jewish communities while fusing immersion in classical text with new critical methods and theory. Wasserman’s background in the congregational rabbinate helps her bring a practical orientation to her teaching and scholarship. She is Rabbi Emerita of Congregation Beth Shalom in Bloomington\, Ind.\, where she served for over a decade.\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. Gabrielle is currently working on a memoir about the power of intuition and ongoing conversations with her ancestors. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. \nGabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/why-is-this-years-seder-different/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/Why-is-This-Years-Seder-Different-RAW-e1742245105337.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20240916T210435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T210435Z UID:29564-1743076800-1743084000@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Humanizing Mitzvot Through Poetry DESCRIPTION:Thursdays March 6\, 13\, 20 & 27\, 12-1:30 PM ET\n12-2 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nJoin poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore three mitzvot–candlelighting\, challah and mikveh–through the poetry of the body and everyday life. \nIn this this generative poetry workshop\, we’ll deepen our understanding and emotional connections to traditional forms\, freshened through a contemporary lens. We will address questions surrounding these mitzvot (traditionally considered “women’s” mitzvot)\, such as: Were they genuinely meant to be exclusive to women? How can we interpret them in the context of contemporary gender fluidity and feminist viewpoints? \nDiscover poetry to expand your understanding of these mitzvot and and craft your own poems inspired by newfound insights and interpretations of these rituals. All are welcome\, no previous experience with these mitzvot or poetry writing is needed. \n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nPoet\, essayist\, translator and Fulbright Scholar\, Rachel Neve-Midbar’s collection Salaam of Birds was chosen by Dorothy Barresi for the Patricia Bibby First Book Prize and was published by Tebot Bach in January 2020. She is also the author of the chapbook\, What the Light Reveals (Tebot Bach\, 2014\, winner of The Clockwork Prize). Rachel’s work has appeared widely in various publications and anthologies. Her awards include the Crab Orchard Review Richard Peterson Prize\, The Passager Prize\, and nominations for The Pushcart Prize. Rachel is a newly-minted PhD from The University of Southern California\, where her research concerned menstruation in contemporary poetry. She is currently a Fulbright Post Doc in Israel translating the poems of Holocaust poet Abba Kovner. Rachel is also the co-editor of Stained: an anthology of creative writing about menstruation (Querencia Press\, July 2023) and her scholarly work Thought and New Language in the Menstrual Poem is due out from Palgrave MacMillan in 2026.\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-mitzvot-through-poetry-a-deep-dive-into-mikveh-challah-and-candle-lighting/2025-03-27/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Mitzvot-through-Poetry_NovDec2024_raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20250109T155913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T140611Z UID:29060-1742904000-1742909400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, March 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$180\n \n\n\n\n\nNow more than ever\, we need the guidance of our ancestors\, and creative expression provides a wonderful path for connection. \n\n\nIn Jewish tradition\, there are many ways to honor both the living and those who have departed. Delve into\, celebrate\, and awaken the spirits of the teachers\, mentors\, friends\, and loved ones who have impacted your life through the written and visual arts. \n\n\nJoin poet and painter Cathleen Cohen along with Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer from Ritualwell\, an essayist and memoirist for a series of creative exercises and prompts designed to help you express your love and gratitude for those who have profoundly shaped your journey and to summon their wisdom into your own life. \n\n\n\nWhether you are new to creative expression or a seasoned writer or artist\, this workshop offers an opportunity to discover fresh creative techniques and pathways to enhance the strongest bonds in your life.\n \n\nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nCathleen Cohen was the 2019 Poet Laureate of Montgomery County\, PA. A painter and teacher\, she founded the We the Poets program at ArtWell\, an arts education non-profit in Philadelphia. Her poems appear in journals such as Apiary\, Baltimore Review\, Cagibi\, East Coast Ink\, 6ix\, North of Oxford\, One Art\, Passager\, Philadelphia Stories\, Rockvale Review and Rogue Agent. Camera Obscura (chapbook\, Moonstone Press)\, appeared in 2017 and Etching the Ghost (Atmosphere Press) in 2021. She received the Interfaith Relations Award from the Montgomery County PA Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Award from National Association of Poetry Therapy. Her paintings are on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery (ceruleanarts.com).\n \n \n \n\n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author and educator whose work focuses on spirituality\, creativity and disability. Her personal essays have been featured in Tablet\, Shondaland\, NBCThink\, Wisdom Daily\, WHYY and many other publications and she has published several nonfiction books as well as plays for children. Gabrielle is currently working on a memoir about the power of intuition and ongoing conversations with her ancestors. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. \nGabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/honoring-loved-ones-in-writing-art/2025-03-25/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Honoring-Loved-Ones-in-Writing-Art-with-Cathleeen-Cohen-Gabrielle-Kaplan-Mayer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20250217T185624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T175325Z UID:29763-1742904000-1742907600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:To Laugh: Using Humor to Survive Jewish History DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 25\, 2025 \n12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT\n \n\nJoin Emmy-winning TV comedy writer and bestselling author (Marvel’s Look Out for the Little Guy) Rob Kutner as he shares his new book\, The Jews: 5\,000 Years and Counting —a comedic survey of all of Jewish history\, plus jokes! Kutner will read from his book and then lead participants in writing exercises designed to harness humor to disarm a menacing world.\n \nThis session will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n \n\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 co-created the fact-based comedy TV show “Gander.” Rob’s other TV writing includes “Teen Titans Go!” “Ben10” “Angry Birds: Summer Madness” and HBO’s “Dennis Miller Live.” He has also written material for the Oscars\, Emmys\, Writers’ Guild Awards\, MTV Movie Awards\, Guys’ Choice Awards\, and two White House Correspondents’ Dinners. He has developed kids’ and adult animated series for Warner Brothers and SyFy.\n\nRob is the author of the satirical end-of-times bestseller Apocalypse How: Turn the End Times into the Best of Times! and the Amazon Kindle e-bestseller/Audible audiobook The Future According to Me. He is also the creator of the graphic novel “Shrinkage” for Farrago Comics. He has published humor and feature pieces for the New Yorker\, New York Times\, Esquire\, Huffington Post\, McSweeney’s\, and the Weekly Forward. Learn more about Rob here. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/to-laugh-using-humor-to-survive-jewish-history/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/Holding-Each-Other-Oct-21.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241218T164030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164030Z UID:29070-1742821200-1742826600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-03-24/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20240916T210435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T210435Z UID:29563-1742472000-1742479200@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Humanizing Mitzvot Through Poetry DESCRIPTION:Thursdays March 6\, 13\, 20 & 27\, 12-1:30 PM ET\n12-2 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nJoin poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore three mitzvot–candlelighting\, challah and mikveh–through the poetry of the body and everyday life. \nIn this this generative poetry workshop\, we’ll deepen our understanding and emotional connections to traditional forms\, freshened through a contemporary lens. We will address questions surrounding these mitzvot (traditionally considered “women’s” mitzvot)\, such as: Were they genuinely meant to be exclusive to women? How can we interpret them in the context of contemporary gender fluidity and feminist viewpoints? \nDiscover poetry to expand your understanding of these mitzvot and and craft your own poems inspired by newfound insights and interpretations of these rituals. All are welcome\, no previous experience with these mitzvot or poetry writing is needed. \n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nPoet\, essayist\, translator and Fulbright Scholar\, Rachel Neve-Midbar’s collection Salaam of Birds was chosen by Dorothy Barresi for the Patricia Bibby First Book Prize and was published by Tebot Bach in January 2020. She is also the author of the chapbook\, What the Light Reveals (Tebot Bach\, 2014\, winner of The Clockwork Prize). Rachel’s work has appeared widely in various publications and anthologies. Her awards include the Crab Orchard Review Richard Peterson Prize\, The Passager Prize\, and nominations for The Pushcart Prize. Rachel is a newly-minted PhD from The University of Southern California\, where her research concerned menstruation in contemporary poetry. She is currently a Fulbright Post Doc in Israel translating the poems of Holocaust poet Abba Kovner. Rachel is also the co-editor of Stained: an anthology of creative writing about menstruation (Querencia Press\, July 2023) and her scholarly work Thought and New Language in the Menstrual Poem is due out from Palgrave MacMillan in 2026.\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-mitzvot-through-poetry-a-deep-dive-into-mikveh-challah-and-candle-lighting/2025-03-20/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Mitzvot-through-Poetry_NovDec2024_raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20250109T155913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T140611Z UID:29059-1742299200-1742304600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, March 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$180\n \n\n\n\n\nNow more than ever\, we need the guidance of our ancestors\, and creative expression provides a wonderful path for connection. \n\n\nIn Jewish tradition\, there are many ways to honor both the living and those who have departed. Delve into\, celebrate\, and awaken the spirits of the teachers\, mentors\, friends\, and loved ones who have impacted your life through the written and visual arts. \n\n\nJoin poet and painter Cathleen Cohen along with Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer from Ritualwell\, an essayist and memoirist for a series of creative exercises and prompts designed to help you express your love and gratitude for those who have profoundly shaped your journey and to summon their wisdom into your own life. \n\n\n\nWhether you are new to creative expression or a seasoned writer or artist\, this workshop offers an opportunity to discover fresh creative techniques and pathways to enhance the strongest bonds in your life.\n \n\nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nCathleen Cohen was the 2019 Poet Laureate of Montgomery County\, PA. A painter and teacher\, she founded the We the Poets program at ArtWell\, an arts education non-profit in Philadelphia. Her poems appear in journals such as Apiary\, Baltimore Review\, Cagibi\, East Coast Ink\, 6ix\, North of Oxford\, One Art\, Passager\, Philadelphia Stories\, Rockvale Review and Rogue Agent. Camera Obscura (chapbook\, Moonstone Press)\, appeared in 2017 and Etching the Ghost (Atmosphere Press) in 2021. She received the Interfaith Relations Award from the Montgomery County PA Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Award from National Association of Poetry Therapy. Her paintings are on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery (ceruleanarts.com).\n \n \n \n\n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author and educator whose work focuses on spirituality\, creativity and disability. Her personal essays have been featured in Tablet\, Shondaland\, NBCThink\, Wisdom Daily\, WHYY and many other publications and she has published several nonfiction books as well as plays for children. Gabrielle is currently working on a memoir about the power of intuition and ongoing conversations with her ancestors. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. \nGabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/honoring-loved-ones-in-writing-art/2025-03-18/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Honoring-Loved-Ones-in-Writing-Art-with-Cathleeen-Cohen-Gabrielle-Kaplan-Mayer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241218T164029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164029Z UID:29069-1742216400-1742221800@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-03-17/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20240916T210435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T210435Z UID:29562-1741867200-1741874400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Humanizing Mitzvot Through Poetry DESCRIPTION:Thursdays March 6\, 13\, 20 & 27\, 12-1:30 PM ET\n12-2 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nJoin poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore three mitzvot–candlelighting\, challah and mikveh–through the poetry of the body and everyday life. \nIn this this generative poetry workshop\, we’ll deepen our understanding and emotional connections to traditional forms\, freshened through a contemporary lens. We will address questions surrounding these mitzvot (traditionally considered “women’s” mitzvot)\, such as: Were they genuinely meant to be exclusive to women? How can we interpret them in the context of contemporary gender fluidity and feminist viewpoints? \nDiscover poetry to expand your understanding of these mitzvot and and craft your own poems inspired by newfound insights and interpretations of these rituals. All are welcome\, no previous experience with these mitzvot or poetry writing is needed. \n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nPoet\, essayist\, translator and Fulbright Scholar\, Rachel Neve-Midbar’s collection Salaam of Birds was chosen by Dorothy Barresi for the Patricia Bibby First Book Prize and was published by Tebot Bach in January 2020. She is also the author of the chapbook\, What the Light Reveals (Tebot Bach\, 2014\, winner of The Clockwork Prize). Rachel’s work has appeared widely in various publications and anthologies. Her awards include the Crab Orchard Review Richard Peterson Prize\, The Passager Prize\, and nominations for The Pushcart Prize. Rachel is a newly-minted PhD from The University of Southern California\, where her research concerned menstruation in contemporary poetry. She is currently a Fulbright Post Doc in Israel translating the poems of Holocaust poet Abba Kovner. Rachel is also the co-editor of Stained: an anthology of creative writing about menstruation (Querencia Press\, July 2023) and her scholarly work Thought and New Language in the Menstrual Poem is due out from Palgrave MacMillan in 2026.\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-mitzvot-through-poetry-a-deep-dive-into-mikveh-challah-and-candle-lighting/2025-03-13/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Mitzvot-through-Poetry_NovDec2024_raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241218T153706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T162545Z UID:29025-1741780800-1741786200@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Bringing Your Purim Story To Life DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 12\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EDT\n$18\n \n\n\n\nPurim is a tale of resilience\, standing up and speaking out. Now more than ever\, we need YOUR story! \n\n\nJoin Cantor and performing artist Karen Webber for a creative journey drawing inspiration from fairy tales\, folk tales and the Purim story to craft your own narrative about finding courage\, speaking your truth and fighting for justice. Whether you share your story for the holiday or another occasion\, Purim is the perfect opportunity to embrace your role as a storyteller. \n\n\n\nThis session will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nKaren Webber is a performance\, teaching and liturgical artist who crafts music/theatre pieces for use in Zoom rooms\, senior centers and on the bimah. Ordained as a cantor by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1990. Karen has served congregations large and small in all four corners of the U.S. and Canada. The Maryland State Arts Council awarded her a Creativity grant based on an original short film in 2022\, and a Master/Apprentice grant in Yiddish folksong in 2023. In 2024\, Karen was invited by the Maryland State Arts Council to join the Folk Arts panel to award grants\, to be a regional judge for ‘Poetry Out Loud’  Her poems appear online and in print at Ritualwell\, Poetica\, Unlikely Places\, Abandon Journal and The Torrid Literature Journal. Her Havdalah ritual was published in Lilith Magazine (2009) poems in Am Yisrael Chai (2023) and essays in Prophetic Voices: a Haftarah commentary published by CCAR Press (2023)\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/bring-your-story-to-life/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Art-Image-Voice-Bringing-Your-Story-To-Life-raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20250109T155913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T140610Z UID:29058-1741694400-1741699800@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, March 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$180\n \n\n\n\n\nNow more than ever\, we need the guidance of our ancestors\, and creative expression provides a wonderful path for connection. \n\n\nIn Jewish tradition\, there are many ways to honor both the living and those who have departed. Delve into\, celebrate\, and awaken the spirits of the teachers\, mentors\, friends\, and loved ones who have impacted your life through the written and visual arts. \n\n\nJoin poet and painter Cathleen Cohen along with Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer from Ritualwell\, an essayist and memoirist for a series of creative exercises and prompts designed to help you express your love and gratitude for those who have profoundly shaped your journey and to summon their wisdom into your own life. \n\n\n\nWhether you are new to creative expression or a seasoned writer or artist\, this workshop offers an opportunity to discover fresh creative techniques and pathways to enhance the strongest bonds in your life.\n \n\nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nCathleen Cohen was the 2019 Poet Laureate of Montgomery County\, PA. A painter and teacher\, she founded the We the Poets program at ArtWell\, an arts education non-profit in Philadelphia. Her poems appear in journals such as Apiary\, Baltimore Review\, Cagibi\, East Coast Ink\, 6ix\, North of Oxford\, One Art\, Passager\, Philadelphia Stories\, Rockvale Review and Rogue Agent. Camera Obscura (chapbook\, Moonstone Press)\, appeared in 2017 and Etching the Ghost (Atmosphere Press) in 2021. She received the Interfaith Relations Award from the Montgomery County PA Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Award from National Association of Poetry Therapy. Her paintings are on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery (ceruleanarts.com).\n \n \n \n\n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author and educator whose work focuses on spirituality\, creativity and disability. Her personal essays have been featured in Tablet\, Shondaland\, NBCThink\, Wisdom Daily\, WHYY and many other publications and she has published several nonfiction books as well as plays for children. Gabrielle is currently working on a memoir about the power of intuition and ongoing conversations with her ancestors. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. \nGabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/honoring-loved-ones-in-writing-art/2025-03-11/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Honoring-Loved-Ones-in-Writing-Art-with-Cathleeen-Cohen-Gabrielle-Kaplan-Mayer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250310T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250310T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241218T164029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164029Z UID:29068-1741611600-1741617000@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-03-10/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20240916T210435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T133031Z UID:27840-1741262400-1741269600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Humanizing Mitzvot Through Poetry DESCRIPTION:Thursdays March 6\, 13\, 20 & 27\, 12-1:30 PM ET\n12-2 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nJoin poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore three mitzvot–candlelighting\, challah and mikveh–through the poetry of the body and everyday life. \nIn this this generative poetry workshop\, we’ll deepen our understanding and emotional connections to traditional forms\, freshened through a contemporary lens. We will address questions surrounding these mitzvot (traditionally considered “women’s” mitzvot)\, such as: Were they genuinely meant to be exclusive to women? How can we interpret them in the context of contemporary gender fluidity and feminist viewpoints? \nDiscover poetry to expand your understanding of these mitzvot and and craft your own poems inspired by newfound insights and interpretations of these rituals. All are welcome\, no previous experience with these mitzvot or poetry writing is needed. \n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nPoet\, essayist\, translator and Fulbright Scholar\, Rachel Neve-Midbar’s collection Salaam of Birds was chosen by Dorothy Barresi for the Patricia Bibby First Book Prize and was published by Tebot Bach in January 2020. She is also the author of the chapbook\, What the Light Reveals (Tebot Bach\, 2014\, winner of The Clockwork Prize). Rachel’s work has appeared widely in various publications and anthologies. Her awards include the Crab Orchard Review Richard Peterson Prize\, The Passager Prize\, and nominations for The Pushcart Prize. Rachel is a newly-minted PhD from The University of Southern California\, where her research concerned menstruation in contemporary poetry. She is currently a Fulbright Post Doc in Israel translating the poems of Holocaust poet Abba Kovner. Rachel is also the co-editor of Stained: an anthology of creative writing about menstruation (Querencia Press\, July 2023) and her scholarly work Thought and New Language in the Menstrual Poem is due out from Palgrave MacMillan in 2026.\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-mitzvot-through-poetry-a-deep-dive-into-mikveh-challah-and-candle-lighting/2025-03-06/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Mitzvot-through-Poetry_NovDec2024_raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20250109T155913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T140609Z UID:29056-1741089600-1741095000@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, March 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, 2025\n12:00-1:30 p.m.\n$180\n \n\n\n\n\nNow more than ever\, we need the guidance of our ancestors\, and creative expression provides a wonderful path for connection. \n\n\nIn Jewish tradition\, there are many ways to honor both the living and those who have departed. Delve into\, celebrate\, and awaken the spirits of the teachers\, mentors\, friends\, and loved ones who have impacted your life through the written and visual arts. \n\n\nJoin poet and painter Cathleen Cohen along with Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer from Ritualwell\, an essayist and memoirist for a series of creative exercises and prompts designed to help you express your love and gratitude for those who have profoundly shaped your journey and to summon their wisdom into your own life. \n\n\n\nWhether you are new to creative expression or a seasoned writer or artist\, this workshop offers an opportunity to discover fresh creative techniques and pathways to enhance the strongest bonds in your life.\n \n\nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nCathleen Cohen was the 2019 Poet Laureate of Montgomery County\, PA. A painter and teacher\, she founded the We the Poets program at ArtWell\, an arts education non-profit in Philadelphia. Her poems appear in journals such as Apiary\, Baltimore Review\, Cagibi\, East Coast Ink\, 6ix\, North of Oxford\, One Art\, Passager\, Philadelphia Stories\, Rockvale Review and Rogue Agent. Camera Obscura (chapbook\, Moonstone Press)\, appeared in 2017 and Etching the Ghost (Atmosphere Press) in 2021. She received the Interfaith Relations Award from the Montgomery County PA Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Award from National Association of Poetry Therapy. Her paintings are on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery (ceruleanarts.com).\n \n \n \n\n\nGabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She is an author and educator whose work focuses on spirituality\, creativity and disability. Her personal essays have been featured in Tablet\, Shondaland\, NBCThink\, Wisdom Daily\, WHYY and many other publications and she has published several nonfiction books as well as plays for children. Gabrielle is currently working on a memoir about the power of intuition and ongoing conversations with her ancestors. She writes a Substack newsletter called “Journey With The Seasons\,” a weekly practice of meditative reading with creative self-expression prompts. \nGabrielle holds a BFA in theater and creative writing from Emerson College and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/honoring-loved-ones-in-writing-art/2025-03-04/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Honoring-Loved-Ones-in-Writing-Art-with-Cathleeen-Cohen-Gabrielle-Kaplan-Mayer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241218T164028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164028Z UID:29067-1741006800-1741012200@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-03-03/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250301 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241218T153212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T145248Z UID:28984-1740700800-1740787199@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Voices of Disability DESCRIPTION: \nVoices of Disability is a special new collection of curated poetry\, prayers and teachings about disability from Ritualwell contributors.  This printable PDF will be sent to you electronically and can be accessed online.\n\n\n\nWhen you purchase this new collection\, you will also receive a recording of our ‘Writing Disability Torah’ event. \n\n\nIn the event\, we explore the wisdom found in Disability Torah and how we can connect our personal experiences to these texts. In the recording\, you’ll be guided in a text study followed by a creative writing exercise to help you begin crafting your own piece of Disability Torah. \n\n\nThis conversation was led by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer from Ritualwell and Rabbi Ash Sofman from Thriving Communities at Reconstructing Judaism with RRC rabbinical students Mat Wilson and Rakhel Silverman-Gitin. Mat and Rakhel have both received Auerbach Ignition grants to support their initiatives in this area. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nGabrielle Kaplan-Mayer is Ritualwell’s Director of Virtual Content and Programs. She writes frequently about disability\, spirituality and creativity and edits the Jewish Disability Inclusion News. Previously she directed Whole Community Inclusion\, working to make the Philadelphia Jewish community more accessible. Her book The Little Gate-Crasher was selected as a Jewish Disability Awareness\, Acceptance & Inclusion Month book selection.\n \n \nRakhel Silverman-Gitin is a student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College whose Auerbach Ignition grantt aims to educate and engage the community of Or Haneshamah\, Ottawa’s Reconstructionist Congregation\, on disability justice\, and place it in conversation with the tradition of Shabbat. Instead of being focused on how to address the “issue” of disability within Judaism (i.e. what Jewish text thinks of disability)\, this project is focused on what Jews can learn from the wisdom of the disability community regarding rest and joy\, and how to apply these teachings to deepen personal and communal Shabbat practices.\n \nRabbi Asher Sofman is Reconstructing Judaism’s Justice\, Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Program Coordinator who  has curated Disability and Accessibility resources for the movement. Ash studied creative writing and world literature at Brown University\, earning a B.A. with honors in Literary Arts and is a 2023 graduate of RRC. He has served as an associate chaplain at continuing-care retirement communities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.\n \n\n \nMat Wilson (they/them) enjoys board and video games\, road trips big and small\, and any opportunity to be in the water. They discovered a love for Torah study through the art of source sheet creation and are currently expanding their written reflections through the Disability Torah Project. Outside of their free time\, Mat is a student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and is pursuing a Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-disability-torah/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Disability-Torah-raw.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241218T164028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164028Z UID:29066-1740402000-1740407400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-02-24/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250217T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241218T164028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T164028Z UID:29051-1739797200-1739802600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Writing with Rebbe Nachman: Creating our own Spiritual Stories DESCRIPTION:Mondays\, February 17\, 24 & March  3\, 10\, 17 and 24\, 2025\n1:00-2:30 p.m. EST\n$250\n \nRebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772 – 1810) is an enigmatic figure whose life and teaching still exert enormous influence across the Jewish world. The stories of Rebbe Nachman draw upon deep\, archetypal themes in our consciousness. These stories often read like fantastical children’s tales\, or Kafka-esque puzzles\, posing us questions intended to provoke awakening. They are based upon Rebbe Nachman’s profound grasp of Torah and Kabbalah\, and have also been read in the light of broader creative and intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Existentialism. Rebbe Nachman himself said that the stories were his deepest\, most powerful teachings.\n \nJoin Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein to learn about and discuss some of Rebbe Nachman’s key stories\, discovering the meaning that they hold for us today. Then\, building on this inspiration\, we will take time to create our own stories\, or at least begin them. There will also be time for optional sharing and feedback\, so we can benefit from one another’s wisdom and perspective on what we have created.\n\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nDaniel Raphael Silverstein is a rabbi\, educator\, meditation teacher and MC/poet. He lives in Israel with his family\, where he directs Applied Jewish Spirituality\, an online portal which makes the transformative spiritual wisdom of our tradition accessible to all who seek it. Daniel is an accredited teacher of Jewish Mindfulness Meditation and regularly teaches classes and retreats. He was born and raised in London and received a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MA from Warwick University. After receiving semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School\, he served as Director of Jewish Life and Learning for Hillel of Stanford University in Palo Alto\, CA. Daniel has performed and facilitated all over the world as a spoken word artist\, MC\, and creative educator\, and the Jewish Week selected him as one of their “36 Under 36” young innovators reshaping the Jewish community. Daniel is a cofounder of Lines of Faith\, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop and poetry collective that uses performances and workshops to challenge prejudice and build meaningful bonds between communities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/writing-with-rebbe-nachman-creating-our-own-spiritual-stories/2025-02-17/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Writing-with-Rebbe-Nachman-Creating-our-own-Spiritual-Stories-with-Rabbi-Daniel-Raphael-Silverstein.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241216T195311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T140908Z UID:28970-1739448000-1739453400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Exploring the Truth of This Moment DESCRIPTION:Thursdays February 6 & 13\, 2025\n12:00-1:30pm EST\n$54\n \n\nDuring times of global uncertainty and change\, we can turn to Jewish texts to help us move through our fear and isolation towards deeper\, sustaining truths. The challenges of our time may feel uniquely modern\, but throughout history many of our ancestors have grappled with similar spiritual issues: How do I act from a place of hope? How do I envision beyond loss? How do I have faith in the world around me?\n \nJoin Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner\, a climate change chaplain and innovative spiritual leader\, to delve into the questions that are keeping you up at night. Rabbi Nitkin-Kaner will guide us in using Talmudic and aggadic midrash in translation and creative practices to help us find courage\, resilience and a sense of ease in a changing world.\n \nThis session will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n\n \nRabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner is a meditation teacher\, climate change chaplain\, and educator who leads with warmth\, curiosity\, gentle humor\, and compassion. Over the past 15 years\, she has worked in prisons\, hospitals\, and congregations to steady folks through hard times. \nExploring Apocalypse is an extension of her rabbinic and pastoral care work (Reconstructionist Rabbinical College\, 2016)\, and is shaped by additional professional trainings in Climate Psychology (California Institute of Integral Studies\, 2022)\, Clinical Pastoral Education (East Jefferson General Hospital\, 2017 and Bellevue Hospital\, 2013)\, and certified yoga and meditation teacher training (Yoga Sanctuary Academy\, 2011)\, as well as graduate work in intergenerational trauma narratives (University of Toronto\, 2008). \n\n  \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-the-truth-of-this-moment/2025-02-13/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Climate-Emotions-and-the-Wisdom-Our-Bodies-Carry-with-Rabbi-Ora-Nitkin-Kaner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241216T200357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T125121Z UID:28976-1739361600-1739367000@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Creating Your Own Meaningful Tu B’Shvat Rituals DESCRIPTION:February 12\, 2025\, \n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n \nRituals serve not only as a source of comfort but also as a means to honor our history and cultivate our own legacies. Inspired by the birth of her son on the birthday of the trees\, Wendy A. Horwitz\, author of Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments\, was inspired to imagine Tu B’shvat as a time to deepen her personal ties to the earth\, trees\, and Jewish wisdom through creative rituals. In this Ritualwell event\, Wendy will guide us in exploring narratives and engaging in discussion aimed at helping us revitalize our personal Tu B’Shvat rituals. Reflect on your connections to this Jewish celebration of nature and discover new ideas to create your own meaningful Tu B’Shvat rituals.\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 \nWendy A. Horwitz is the author of Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments. Her essays have been published in The Philadelphia Inquirer\, Afterimage\, Neurology (Humanities Section)\, Jewish Literary Journal\, Intrepid Times\, and McClatchy-Tribune News Service\, among others. Originally trained as a pediatric psychologist\, she lives in Philadelphia\, where she teaches writing and health humanities.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/creating-your-own-meaningful-tu-bshvat-rituals/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Tu-Bishvat-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241216T195311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T140906Z UID:28966-1738843200-1738848600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Exploring the Truth of This Moment DESCRIPTION:Thursdays February 6 & 13\, 2025\n12:00-1:30pm EST\n$54\n \n\nDuring times of global uncertainty and change\, we can turn to Jewish texts to help us move through our fear and isolation towards deeper\, sustaining truths. The challenges of our time may feel uniquely modern\, but throughout history many of our ancestors have grappled with similar spiritual issues: How do I act from a place of hope? How do I envision beyond loss? How do I have faith in the world around me?\n \nJoin Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner\, a climate change chaplain and innovative spiritual leader\, to delve into the questions that are keeping you up at night. Rabbi Nitkin-Kaner will guide us in using Talmudic and aggadic midrash in translation and creative practices to help us find courage\, resilience and a sense of ease in a changing world.\n \nThis session will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n\n\n \nRabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner is a meditation teacher\, climate change chaplain\, and educator who leads with warmth\, curiosity\, gentle humor\, and compassion. Over the past 15 years\, she has worked in prisons\, hospitals\, and congregations to steady folks through hard times. \nExploring Apocalypse is an extension of her rabbinic and pastoral care work (Reconstructionist Rabbinical College\, 2016)\, and is shaped by additional professional trainings in Climate Psychology (California Institute of Integral Studies\, 2022)\, Clinical Pastoral Education (East Jefferson General Hospital\, 2017 and Bellevue Hospital\, 2013)\, and certified yoga and meditation teacher training (Yoga Sanctuary Academy\, 2011)\, as well as graduate work in intergenerational trauma narratives (University of Toronto\, 2008). \n\n  \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/exploring-the-truth-of-this-moment/2025-02-06/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/RAW-Climate-Emotions-and-the-Wisdom-Our-Bodies-Carry-with-Rabbi-Ora-Nitkin-Kaner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20240909T191411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T134658Z UID:27579-1738242000-1738247400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:A Dream of Many Colors: Blending Ancient Wisdom with Modern Writing Practices DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, January 9\, 16\, 23 and 30\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$180 for four sessions\n \nRabbi Hisda famously declared that a dream that’s not interpreted is like an unopened letter from God\, and Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote that “There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark.” Join writer and dream worker Tzivia Gover for this unique dream-writing Immersion using guided meditations\, writing prompts\, and dream incubation to tap into the midnight mind. Uncover writing techniques that unveil unexpected wisdom\, significance\, and fresh outlooks.\n \nThe sessions will include information and inspiration about Jewish approaches to dreams and writing\, as well as time to write and share with one another. This workshop is open to everyone\, whether you remember your dreams or not\, and whether you are a casual writer or a published author (and everyone in between).\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nTzivia Gover is the author of ‘Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing‘\, and other books about dreams\, writing\, and everyday joy. She is the creator of ‘The Life of H: Sarah\, Reimagined’ an online poetry project. The founder of 350 Dreamers\, an online international community dreaming for global healing in this time of climate crisis\, Tzivia is a board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and a past Director at the Institute for Dream Studies. Tzivia is a Certified Dreamwork Professional and a Certified Proprioceptive Writing Instructor. She has her MFA in writing from Columbia University\, and has taught in college and community settings domestically and abroad. Learn more at www.thirdhousemoon.com and https://tziviagover.substack.com.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/a-dream-of-many-colors-wisdom-writing-from-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge/2025-01-30/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A-Dream-of-Many-Colors-Weaving-a-writing-practice-from-the-wisdom-of-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge-with-Tzivia-Gover-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20240909T191411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T134658Z UID:27578-1737637200-1737642600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:A Dream of Many Colors: Blending Ancient Wisdom with Modern Writing Practices DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, January 9\, 16\, 23 and 30\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$180 for four sessions\n \nRabbi Hisda famously declared that a dream that’s not interpreted is like an unopened letter from God\, and Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote that “There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark.” Join writer and dream worker Tzivia Gover for this unique dream-writing Immersion using guided meditations\, writing prompts\, and dream incubation to tap into the midnight mind. Uncover writing techniques that unveil unexpected wisdom\, significance\, and fresh outlooks.\n \nThe sessions will include information and inspiration about Jewish approaches to dreams and writing\, as well as time to write and share with one another. This workshop is open to everyone\, whether you remember your dreams or not\, and whether you are a casual writer or a published author (and everyone in between).\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nTzivia Gover is the author of ‘Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing‘\, and other books about dreams\, writing\, and everyday joy. She is the creator of ‘The Life of H: Sarah\, Reimagined’ an online poetry project. The founder of 350 Dreamers\, an online international community dreaming for global healing in this time of climate crisis\, Tzivia is a board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and a past Director at the Institute for Dream Studies. Tzivia is a Certified Dreamwork Professional and a Certified Proprioceptive Writing Instructor. She has her MFA in writing from Columbia University\, and has taught in college and community settings domestically and abroad. Learn more at www.thirdhousemoon.com and https://tziviagover.substack.com.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/a-dream-of-many-colors-wisdom-writing-from-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge/2025-01-23/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A-Dream-of-Many-Colors-Weaving-a-writing-practice-from-the-wisdom-of-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge-with-Tzivia-Gover-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20240909T191411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T134657Z UID:27577-1737032400-1737037800@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:A Dream of Many Colors: Blending Ancient Wisdom with Modern Writing Practices DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, January 9\, 16\, 23 and 30\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$180 for four sessions\n \nRabbi Hisda famously declared that a dream that’s not interpreted is like an unopened letter from God\, and Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote that “There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark.” Join writer and dream worker Tzivia Gover for this unique dream-writing Immersion using guided meditations\, writing prompts\, and dream incubation to tap into the midnight mind. Uncover writing techniques that unveil unexpected wisdom\, significance\, and fresh outlooks.\n \nThe sessions will include information and inspiration about Jewish approaches to dreams and writing\, as well as time to write and share with one another. This workshop is open to everyone\, whether you remember your dreams or not\, and whether you are a casual writer or a published author (and everyone in between).\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nTzivia Gover is the author of ‘Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing‘\, and other books about dreams\, writing\, and everyday joy. She is the creator of ‘The Life of H: Sarah\, Reimagined’ an online poetry project. The founder of 350 Dreamers\, an online international community dreaming for global healing in this time of climate crisis\, Tzivia is a board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and a past Director at the Institute for Dream Studies. Tzivia is a Certified Dreamwork Professional and a Certified Proprioceptive Writing Instructor. She has her MFA in writing from Columbia University\, and has taught in college and community settings domestically and abroad. Learn more at www.thirdhousemoon.com and https://tziviagover.substack.com.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/a-dream-of-many-colors-wisdom-writing-from-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge/2025-01-16/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A-Dream-of-Many-Colors-Weaving-a-writing-practice-from-the-wisdom-of-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge-with-Tzivia-Gover-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20240909T191411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T134656Z UID:27563-1736427600-1736433000@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:A Dream of Many Colors: Blending Ancient Wisdom with Modern Writing Practices DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, January 9\, 16\, 23 and 30\, 2025\n1-2:30 p.m. EST\n$180 for four sessions\n \nRabbi Hisda famously declared that a dream that’s not interpreted is like an unopened letter from God\, and Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote that “There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark.” Join writer and dream worker Tzivia Gover for this unique dream-writing Immersion using guided meditations\, writing prompts\, and dream incubation to tap into the midnight mind. Uncover writing techniques that unveil unexpected wisdom\, significance\, and fresh outlooks.\n \nThe sessions will include information and inspiration about Jewish approaches to dreams and writing\, as well as time to write and share with one another. This workshop is open to everyone\, whether you remember your dreams or not\, and whether you are a casual writer or a published author (and everyone in between).\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nTzivia Gover is the author of ‘Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing‘\, and other books about dreams\, writing\, and everyday joy. She is the creator of ‘The Life of H: Sarah\, Reimagined’ an online poetry project. The founder of 350 Dreamers\, an online international community dreaming for global healing in this time of climate crisis\, Tzivia is a board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and a past Director at the Institute for Dream Studies. Tzivia is a Certified Dreamwork Professional and a Certified Proprioceptive Writing Instructor. She has her MFA in writing from Columbia University\, and has taught in college and community settings domestically and abroad. Learn more at www.thirdhousemoon.com and https://tziviagover.substack.com.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/a-dream-of-many-colors-wisdom-writing-from-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge/2025-01-09/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/A-Dream-of-Many-Colors-Weaving-a-writing-practice-from-the-wisdom-of-ancient-sages-and-contemporary-knowledge-with-Tzivia-Gover-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250107T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250107T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241011T124204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T162441Z UID:28203-1736251200-1736256600@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Facing Our Death to Live More Fully: A Jewish Approach DESCRIPTION:Tuesday January 7\, 14\, 21 and 28\, 2025\n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$180\n \nDeath is the one commonality that every human being shares\, yet too often\, we hesitate to explore our emotions and energy related to our mortality and what it means to have finite time on earth. In this immersion\, Rabbi Haviva Ner-David will provide resources and space to explore your feelings\, concerns\, and hopes about death and what does or doesn’t happen after. There is no set agenda: this experience offers you a path to living a fuller\, more conscious life by getting more comfortable in exploring death through learning\, discussion\, creative writing and guided visualization.\n \nThis series will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\n \nRabbi Dr. Haviva Ner-David is the rabbinic founder of Shmaya: A Mikveh for Mind\, Body\, and Soul\, the only mikveh in Israel open to all to immerse as they choose. Ordained as both a rabbi and an interfaith minister\, certified as a spiritual companion (with a specialty in dream work)\, and with a doctorate on mikveh from Bar Ilan University\, she offers mikveh guidance and spiritual companioning for individuals and couples\, as well as mikveh workshops and classes for groups. Rabbi Haviva is the author of three spiritual journey memoirs and a novel. Her most recent memoir\, Dreaming Against the Current: A Rabbi’s Soul Journey\, is about her journey into interspirituality and dreamwork. Her two previous spiritual journey memoirs are titled: Chanah’s Voice: A Rabbi Wrestles with Gender\, Commandment\, and the Women’s Rituals of Baking\, Bathing\, and Brightening\, and Life on the Fringes: A Feminist Journey Towards Traditional Rabbinic Ordination\, a runner up for the National Jewish Book Council Awards. Hope Valley\, her debut novel\, is about the friendship between a Palestinian and a Jewish woman in Galilee\, where Haviva lives. She is also the mother of seven and lives with FSHD\, a form of muscular dystrophy\, which has been one of her greatest teachers.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/facing-our-death-to-live-more-fully-a-jewish-approach/2025-01-07/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Immersions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/RAW-Facing-Our-Death-to-Live-More-Fully_-A-Jewish-Approach-with-Rabbi-Haviva-Ner-David.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250102T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250102T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241203T162335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T162335Z UID:28838-1735822800-1735826400@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Nia into the NEW Year DESCRIPTION:January 2\, 2025\n1:00-2:00 p.m. EST\n \nStart 2025 in active movement and flow of you body and creativity through the practice of Nia!\n \nJoin the Ritualwell community and Nia instructor Janice Steinberg (who is also one of our Advot members) to engage your body\, spirit and creativity through Nia movement followed by prompts for reflection and writing. No experience needed.\n \nNia is based on the philosophy that everyone can enhance their potential for a healthy\, meaningful life by engaging their senses and listening compassionately to their bodies. While it is adaptable to individual needs and abilities\, its core principle is finding your body’s joy of movement\, whether that’s swaying gently in a chair or dancing. Nia is low-impact and designed to be done barefoot. But it’s fine to wear tennis or jazz-dance shoes if that’s best for you. What you’ll need is a clear space so you have room to move\, or\, if you choose to stay seated that will work\, too.\n \nHave writing materials at hand. You may want art materials\, as well.\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 \nJanice Steinberg (she/her) holds a Black Belt in the Nia dance-fitness practice and has been teaching for 15 years\, including events for Ritualwell. She is the author of the novel The Tin Horse (Random House) and a five-book mystery series published by Berkley.\n \n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/nia-into-the-new-year/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Nia_Janice_Jan2025-RAW.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250103 DTSTAMP:20260403T183018 CREATED:20241205T221035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T202924Z UID:28834-1734480000-1735862399@ritualwell.org SUMMARY:Write Your Light Hanukkah Journal DESCRIPTION: \nWrite Your Light is a unique new Hanukkah journal that features readings from Ritualwell writers\, designed to serve as kavannot (intentions) for each day of your Hanukkah festivities. Each reading is accompanied by a creative writing prompt\, allowing you to express the light of your creativity throughout the holiday. This printable PDF will be sent to you electronically.\n \nWhen you purchase the journal\, you will also receive a recording of a special Hanukkah event featuring Jewish mindfulness teacher\, Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein. Delve into how our ancient sages and mystics have understood Hanukkah as a time to enhance our ability to perceive the Or Haganuz\, or Hidden Light. This light\, believed to have been present at the creation of the Universe\, symbolizes the unity of all existence. It represents hope\, connection\, and redemption\, making Hanukkah a perfect time to practice recognizing and appreciating this light\, which\, though concealed\, is present in everything surrounding us.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/write-your-light-prepare-for-hanukkah-with-the-ritualwell-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ritualwell.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Write-Your-Light-RW-Hero-Bar.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR