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SUMMARY:Capturing Your (Grand)Child's Stories
DESCRIPTION:December 4\, 2024\n1:00-2:00 p.m. EST\n\n \nSo often\, we experience meaningful moments with our children or grandchildren that we’d like to capture–or have special stories from our own childhood that we hope to share with the next generation. Dr. Barry Mann has crafted a delightful children’s book\, Miri and her Drum Set\, inspired by a real-life adventure with his young grandchild. Miri and her Drum Set explores both the miracle of Hanukkah and also ways to unite people across religions and cultures.\n \nJoin us for an engaging conversation about Dr. Mann’s journey of transforming a personal story into a published book. Whether your goal is to publish or simply to create a family keepsake story\, discover an effective process to outline and breathe life into your narratives. This event is perfectly timed for those looking to create and share a story that could make a memorable Hanukkah gift for the family.\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 \nBarry Mann is a retired surgeon and currently System Medical Director for Health Equity in the Main Line Health System of suburban Philadelphia where he served as Chief Academic Officer and director of the surgical residency training program. Dr. Mann has received numerous prestigious awards for his work in medical education including the Distinguished Teacher of Medicine Award from the American Association for Medical Colleges and the Distinguished Educator Award from the Association for Surgical Education. While professor of surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia\, he co-authored five medical textbooks including SURGERY—A Competency Based Companion. His interest in Hebrew and Arabic led him to write Dreams of Peace\, A Dual Language Primer for Learning Hebrew and Arabic in 2015. Miri and her Drum Set is his first children’s book and is based on a true story of kindness he experienced with his grandson Ezra at the Lime Ridge Mall in Ontario\, Canada.\n \n \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/capturing-your-grandchilds-stories/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:A Secret Chord: Exploring Leonard Cohen’s Sacred/Secular Songs
DESCRIPTION:December 10 and 17\, 2024\n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$54\n \n\nThe iconic songs of Leonard Cohen have influenced the cultural landscape\, from films to well-known cover renditions to contemporary liturgy. Throughout his life\, Cohen wrestled with Jewish tradition and many of his lyrics and poems are woven with references to the Bible\, psalms\, Lurianic kabbalah\, and traditional Jewish prayers.\n \nJoin writer Amy Gottlieb for an interactive discussion to unpack several songs\, examining how Cohen engages with Jewish texts and theology. Our discussion will conclude with a generative writing workshop using prompts from poems and song lyrics.\n\n \nBoth sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\nAmy Gottlieb’s debut novel\, The Beautiful Possible\, was a finalist for the Ribalow Prize\, Wallant Award\, and National Jewish Book Award. Her fiction and poetry have been published in On Being\, Lilith\, Ilanot Review\, Paper Brigade\, and Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry\, among others. She has taught at the San Miguel Writers Conference\, Canberra Writers Festival\, Sydney Jewish Writers Festival\, AWP\, New York Public Library\, and elsewhere. She lives in New York City\, where she teaches fiction workshops and works with individual writers on book projects.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/a-secret-chord-exploring-leonard-cohens-sacred-secular-songs/2024-12-10/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Braided Together: 'Take Challah' Ritual in Community
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, November 14 and December 12\, 2024\n2:00-3:00 p.m. EST  \n\nWhen was the last time you came together with friends or family to prepare a meal? Perhaps to bake bread? Picture everyone gathered around a table\, crafting beautifully braided dough with delightful aromas\, sharing stories filled with laughter and even a few tears. The warmth of connection and belonging\, not just from the oven\, has been lacking in our lives as we’ve drifted away from our Jewish communities and intimate family circles due to various life circumstances. However\, it doesn’t have to remain this way\, especially with technology supporting us.\n\n\n\nJoin Adva Chattler for a monthly gathering to explore the ritual of “Taking Challah”: the tradition of blessing the dough of our challah before baking it. Aside from the ritual\, we will learn a new braiding and decorating technique each month.  Our time together will be sprinkled with song\, chant\, storytelling  and more\, as we braid our challahs together. Recipe\, step-by-step guide and more resources will be shared in advance. \n\n\n\n\n\nAdva Chattler is an Israeli-Mizrahi Jew\, born and raised in Be’er-Sheva\, Israel. She loves to create meaningful experiences through her cooking and baking that prompt sharing stories\, teachings and rituals about Judaism\, Israel and Mizrahi Jewish cultures and heritage. Her rituals\, prayers and poems were published on Ritualwell. Adva is passionate about bringing people together in ways that spark relationship building and connecting to others on a deeper level\, both in the challenging and ever-changing world of online gatherings\, and in person. She holds a MA in conflict Resolution and Management from Ben Gurion University of the Negev and BA in Public Administration and Management from Sapir College in Sderot\, Israel\, and a Makhloket Matters Fellow for Jewish Professionals by the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies. With her experience in teaching and curriculum building\, she support facilitators and presenters for Ritualwell and Reconstructing Judaism and encourage them to bring not only their best self\, but best practices and tools for successful teaching online. Adva is also a mother and a foodie who lives in Del Rio\, Tx.\, with her husband\, three daughters and two dogs. \n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/braided-together-take-challah-ritual-in-community/2024-12-12/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:A Secret Chord: Exploring Leonard Cohen’s Sacred/Secular Songs
DESCRIPTION:December 10 and 17\, 2024\n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$54\n \n\nThe iconic songs of Leonard Cohen have influenced the cultural landscape\, from films to well-known cover renditions to contemporary liturgy. Throughout his life\, Cohen wrestled with Jewish tradition and many of his lyrics and poems are woven with references to the Bible\, psalms\, Lurianic kabbalah\, and traditional Jewish prayers.\n \nJoin writer Amy Gottlieb for an interactive discussion to unpack several songs\, examining how Cohen engages with Jewish texts and theology. Our discussion will conclude with a generative writing workshop using prompts from poems and song lyrics.\n\n \nBoth sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience.\nAmy Gottlieb’s debut novel\, The Beautiful Possible\, was a finalist for the Ribalow Prize\, Wallant Award\, and National Jewish Book Award. Her fiction and poetry have been published in On Being\, Lilith\, Ilanot Review\, Paper Brigade\, and Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry\, among others. She has taught at the San Miguel Writers Conference\, Canberra Writers Festival\, Sydney Jewish Writers Festival\, AWP\, New York Public Library\, and elsewhere. She lives in New York City\, where she teaches fiction workshops and works with individual writers on book projects.\n 
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/a-secret-chord-exploring-leonard-cohens-sacred-secular-songs/2024-12-17/
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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/
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