Recurring

Mussar for This Moment

Facilitator: Rabbi Joshua Boettinger

Program Type: Immersions

Topic: Jewish spirituality, Jewish wisdom, mussar, Poetry

Zoom

In periods of uncertainty, Mussar can be a practice that helps us see more clearly and not merge with our sense of despair. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger for a four session immersion where we will explore this ancient lineage tradition – studying middot (precepts) and practices from the Mussar masters. In each session, we will also read and compose poetry related to Mussar themes – poetry of proximity, relationality, perplexity, responsibility.

$180
Recurring

Mussar for This Moment

Facilitator: Rabbi Joshua Boettinger

Program Type: Immersions

Topic: Jewish spirituality, Jewish wisdom, mussar, Poetry

Zoom

In periods of uncertainty, Mussar can be a practice that helps us see more clearly and not merge with our sense of despair. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger for a four session immersion where we will explore this ancient lineage tradition – studying middot (precepts) and practices from the Mussar masters. In each session, we will also read and compose poetry related to Mussar themes – poetry of proximity, relationality, perplexity, responsibility.

$180

Recurring

Mussar for This Moment

Facilitator: Rabbi Joshua Boettinger

Program Type: Immersions

Topic: Jewish spirituality, Jewish wisdom, mussar, Poetry

Zoom

In periods of uncertainty, Mussar can be a practice that helps us see more clearly and not merge with our sense of despair. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger for a four session immersion where we will explore this ancient lineage tradition – studying middot (precepts) and practices from the Mussar masters. In each session, we will also read and compose poetry related to Mussar themes – poetry of proximity, relationality, perplexity, responsibility.

$180
Recurring

Mussar for This Moment

Facilitator: Rabbi Joshua Boettinger

Program Type: Immersions

Topic: Jewish spirituality, Jewish wisdom, mussar, Poetry

Zoom

In periods of uncertainty, Mussar can be a practice that helps us see more clearly and not merge with our sense of despair. Join Rabbi Joshua Boettiger for a four session immersion where we will explore this ancient lineage tradition – studying middot (precepts) and practices from the Mussar masters. In each session, we will also read and compose poetry related to Mussar themes – poetry of proximity, relationality, perplexity, responsibility.

$180

The Creative Fire of Folklore

Facilitator: Susan Comninos

Program Type: Event, Free

Topic: creative writing, creativity, folklore, Poetry

Zoom

Use your family or community's sayings in poems that explore how the past informs the present. Come prepared to have fun, while trying your hand at techniques for folding both folklore and imagery into poetry that's at once individual and universal.

Free

Advot End-of-Year Celebration and Poetry Reading

Facilitator: Adva Chattler and Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Program Type: ADVOT, Event, Free

Topic: creative writing, Jewish spirituality, Poetry, Writing

Zoom

Celebrate our ADVOT community of Jewish writers as we share new work from our fourth anthology!

Free

Recurring

Deep Body Poetry

Facilitator: Rachel Neve-Midbar

Program Type: Immersions

Topic: disability, Jewish women, LGBTQ+, Poetry, somactic, trans, women

Zoom

Join poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore the emotional truths of poetry of the body. This experience allows your mind and heart to awaken as we begin to ask our body to reveal its secrets and from there, generate creative expression.

$180
Recurring

Deep Body Poetry

Facilitator: Rachel Neve-Midbar

Program Type: Immersions

Topic: disability, Jewish women, LGBTQ+, Poetry, somactic, trans, women

Zoom

Join poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore the emotional truths of poetry of the body. This experience allows your mind and heart to awaken as we begin to ask our body to reveal its secrets and from there, generate creative expression.

$180
Recurring

Deep Body Poetry

Facilitator: Rachel Neve-Midbar

Program Type: Immersions

Topic: disability, Jewish women, LGBTQ+, Poetry, somactic, trans, women

Zoom

Join poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore the emotional truths of poetry of the body. This experience allows your mind and heart to awaken as we begin to ask our body to reveal its secrets and from there, generate creative expression.

$180
Recurring

Deep Body Poetry

Facilitator: Rachel Neve-Midbar

Program Type: Immersions

Topic: disability, Jewish women, LGBTQ+, Poetry, somactic, trans, women

Zoom

Join poet Rachel Neve-Midbar to explore the emotional truths of poetry of the body. This experience allows your mind and heart to awaken as we begin to ask our body to reveal its secrets and from there, generate creative expression.

$180

More than Wishing: Creating a Happy New Year

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

Zoom

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.

$18

Recurring

Seeding Family-based Poems with Golems, Dybukks and Shpilkas

Facilitator: Susan Comninos

Program Type: Immersions

Topic: creative writing, folklore, Jewish wisdom, Poetry

Zoom

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.

$180

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