Facilitator: Elana Bell
Program Type: Event
Topic: Jewish texts, Writing
Gain inspiration from texts by Patricia Smith, Margaret Atwood, and others to inspire us to move beyond writing from the personal “I” and see what we can discover about the Purim stories and their meaning for our own lives when we put on the mask and write.
Facilitator: Elana Bell
Program Type: Event
Topic: Jewish texts, Writing
Gain inspiration from texts by Patricia Smith, Margaret Atwood, and others to inspire us to move beyond writing from the personal “I” and see what we can discover about the Purim stories and their meaning for our own lives when we put on the mask and write.
Facilitator: Myra Sack
Program Type: Event
Topic: grief, ritual, Writing
Join Myra Sack and the Ritualwell community for a poignant conversation about both the personal journey of grief.
Facilitator: Adva Chattler
Program Type: ADVOT, Event, Free
Topic: creative writing, Jewish spirituality, Liturgy, Poetry, Writing
Join us for an open house to learn about ADVOT@Ritualwell, a creative home for poets, liturgists, ritual creators, songwriters, and other Jewish artists.
Facilitator: Ellen Blum Barish
Program Type: Event
Topic: Elul, God, Memoir, Rosh Hashanah, Spiritual practice, Writing
Join memoirist Ellen Blum Barish to prepare for a meaningful transition into the High Holy Days through the practice of letter writing.
Facilitator: Anna Goodman Herrick
Program Type: Event
Topic: Poetry, Writing
Prepare for the High Holy Days with poet Anna Goodman Herrick to investigate, conjure, and generate new poetry from our ancestral wisdom and Jewish sacred texts.
Facilitator: Rob Kutner
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: comedy, humor, Jewish history, Writing
Join Emmy-winning TV comedy writer Rob Kutner (The Daily Show, CONAN) and bestselling author (Marvel’s Look Out for the Little Guy) 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 the book and offer and lead participants in exercises designed to harness humor to disarm a menacing world.
Facilitator: Adva Chattler and Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Program Type: ADVOT, Event, Free
Topic: creative writing, Jewish spirituality, Poetry, Writing
Celebrate our ADVOT community of Jewish writers as we share new work from our fourth anthology!
Facilitator: Rob Kutner
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: comedy, Jewish humor, Writing
Join us for an engaging adventure with Emmy-winning TV writer and LMU film school professor Rob Kutner as we delve into how Jews have utilized humor to navigate their challenging history. Together, we will explore various "tricks of the trade" to spread joy to ourselves and others during these tough times.
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