Facilitator: Joy Ladin
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: creative writing, creativity, Jewish spirituality
Explore the Shekhinah’s many incarnations in Jewish tradition through text study, discussion, and creative exercises intended to help us examine our ideas about and experiences of divinity, and imaginatively trying out different relations to divine presence.
Facilitator: Joy Ladin
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: creative writing, creativity, Jewish spirituality
Explore the Shekhinah’s many incarnations in Jewish tradition through text study, discussion, and creative exercises intended to help us examine our ideas about and experiences of divinity, and imaginatively trying out different relations to divine presence.
Facilitator: Trisha Arlin
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: creative writing, Elul, grief, Kaddish, Liturgy, prayer, yizkor
Join liturgist Trisha Arlin in a meaningful Elul journey that includes conversation, meditation, and creative writing. Together, we will delve into various aspects of the Kaddish, connecting it to your personal grief journey and the wider state of the world.
Facilitator: Trisha Arlin
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: creative writing, Elul, grief, Kaddish, Liturgy, prayer, yizkor
Join liturgist Trisha Arlin in a meaningful Elul journey that includes conversation, meditation, and creative writing. Together, we will delve into various aspects of the Kaddish, connecting it to your personal grief journey and the wider state of the world.
Facilitator: Trisha Arlin
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: creative writing, Elul, grief, Kaddish, Liturgy, prayer, yizkor
Join liturgist Trisha Arlin in a meaningful Elul journey that includes conversation, meditation, and creative writing. Together, we will delve into various aspects of the Kaddish, connecting it to your personal grief journey and the wider state of the world.
Facilitator: Trisha Arlin
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: creative writing, Elul, grief, Kaddish, Liturgy, prayer, yizkor
Join liturgist Trisha Arlin in a meaningful Elul journey that includes conversation, meditation, and creative writing. Together, we will delve into various aspects of the Kaddish, connecting it to your personal grief journey and the wider state of the world.
Facilitator: Zibby Owens
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: creative writing, Jewish joy, On Being Jewish Now, reading, Zibby Owens
Join writer, podcaster, and publisher Zibby Owens in conversation with Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer as they explore what it means to be Jewish right now—how our questions, traditions, worries, and hopes shape our lives and connect us to one another. You’ll be invited into a guided generative writing session to reflect on your own relationship to Jewishness in this moment
Facilitator: Rabbi Jacob Staub and Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Program Type: Event
Topic: creative writing, creativity, Days of Awe, mindfulness, Poetry, prayer, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippuer
Start the new year with intention. Our new Ritualwell booklet offers poems, prayers, and creative prompts to guide you through the Days of Awe. Grounded in Judaism’s calls to Teshuvah, Tefillah, and Tzedakah, you’ll find meaningful, doable ways to renew yourself and help repair the world. Purchase includes access to a special meditation and reflection event with Rabbi Jacob Staub.
Facilitator: Jennifer Maisel
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: creative writing, creativity, Jewish plays, playwrighting, theater
Whether you’re picking up the pen for the first time or polishing a work-in-progress, Jewish ritual and everyday moments can become sparks for your next play. With award-winning playwright Jennifer Maisel’s guidance, you’ll dive into creative exercises that open fresh layers of spirit and story. Come curious, come bold, and be ready to surprise yourself.
Facilitator: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Program Type: Event
Topic: creative writing, creativity, essay writing, Jewish joy, Manna, Memoir
Celebrate the release of Manna Songs: Stories of Jewish Culture & Heritage with the Ritualwell community through an evening of storytelling, reflection, and creative writing centered on Jewish joy. This uplifting event features readings from the anthology, a rich conversation on joy as a spiritual practice, and a guided writing prompt to deepen personal connection.
Facilitator: Susan Comninos
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: creative writing, folklore, Jewish wisdom, Poetry
In Jewish tradition, stories and symbols, such as golems and dybbuks, reflect history and culture. Join poet Susan Comninos in an Immersion that explores folklore, family stories, and cultural memory to inspire your writing. You'll craft poems that blend personal history with timeless myth, honoring your creative inheritance while using contemporary voices. Engage in a circle of Jewish creativity, connecting the past and present through writing.
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Program Type: Immersions
Topic: creative writing, Jewish writing, Kohelet, The Book of Ecclesiastes, writing prompts
Discover the timeless questions of purpose, joy, and meaning in a 3-part generative writing workshop inspired by the Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet). Through guided prompts and supportive community, you’ll create new writing and fresh insights from this poetic, mysterious text.
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