Ritual Writing Well: Online learning for Jewish seekers, creatives & ritual-makersÂ
Ritualwell offers a gathering space to build vibrant community through online learning events. We cultivate creativity and we support people from diverse backgrounds who want to make Jewish practice their own. Â
We welcome all participants—those with established creative practices and those who come seeking inspiration and growth. Bring your curiosity and imagination–our dynamic facilitators are ready to meet you!Â
Ignite your Jewish creative spark:Â
- FREE standalone learning sessions with innovative Jewish teachers, writers, liturgists and creative leaders are designed to offer a taste of our Immersions;Â
- Ritualwell Immersions build community, deep engagement and learning in a 4 or 6 week online class;Â
- ADVOT creative community of Jewish ritual innovators, poets and liturgists meet regularly to share work, support and empower each other.Â
No prior experience or knowledge necessary. All are welcome! Â
Filter by “program type” or “browse by topic” to find topics such as: liturgy, poetry, fiction, spiritual essay, spiritual practice, art, & more!Â
ADVOT is Ritualwell’s online community of Jewish writers, poets, liturgists and ritual creators. Enjoy multiple Ritualwell Immersions throughout the year. Access our weekly online writing space, hevruta pairings, online retreats, an anthology, & more!
Browse our many other Ritualwell programs below!
Event Calendar
The Jewish Spirit of Hope
Facilitator: Ellen Blum Barish
Program Type: Event
Topic:
Join the Ritualwell community to read and discuss examples of hope expressed in writing through song, story, humor and metaphor that will stir you to think about where hope lives within you.
Holding Each Other
Facilitator: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: healing, Kaddish, minyan, Misheberech
Come together with the Ritualwell community every Monday for "Holding Each Other," a 15-minute online minyan. Join us to enhance your spiritual resilience and provide support to others in need of strength.
Spiritual Preparation for Election Day
Facilitator: Malkah Binah Klein
Program Type: Event
Topic: democracy, Election Day, Jewish spirituality, ritual, Spiritual practice, voting
Join Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein and the Ritualwell community for a special event a week before Election day in the US to draw on spiritual practices for cultivating courage, resilience, and compassion for the week ahead–and beyond.
Holding Each Other
Facilitator: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: healing, Kaddish, minyan, Misheberech
Come together with the Ritualwell community every Monday for "Holding Each Other," a 15-minute online minyan. Join us to enhance your spiritual resilience and provide support to others in need of strength.
Compassionate Ink: Promoting Caregivers’ Well-being through Writing
Facilitator: Melissa Rosen
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: cancer, caregiving, creative writing, healing, support
Ritualwell is proud to partner with Sharsheret during Caregivers' Awareness Month for poetry, prose, and writing surrounding the caregiving experience. Focused on healing and support from the stress of this difficult role, we will find refuge in expressing our emotions through writing.
Holding Each Other
Facilitator: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: healing, Kaddish, minyan, Misheberech
Come together with the Ritualwell community every Monday for "Holding Each Other," a 15-minute online minyan. Join us to enhance your spiritual resilience and provide support to others in need of strength.
Exploring Mitzvot through Poetry: A Deep Dive into Mikveh, Challah, and Candle-Lighting.
Facilitator: Rachel Neve-Midbar
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: Jewish spirituality, Jewish women, mitzvot, Poetry, ritual
Discover your connection to these powerful mitzvot through the exploration of ancient and modern poetry. Create your own poems inspired by our reading, discussions and personal reflection.
Holding Each Other
Facilitator: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: healing, Kaddish, minyan, Misheberech
Come together with the Ritualwell community every Monday for "Holding Each Other," a 15-minute online minyan. Join us to enhance your spiritual resilience and provide support to others in need of strength.
Soul Vitamins: Expansive and Practical Strategies to Enrich Your Life
Facilitator: Evonne Marzouk
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: Jewish spirituality, Spiritual practice
Through the practice of four “soul vitamins,” discover ways to strengthen your experience as a spiritual being, expand your consciousness and deepen your ability to be present.
Holding Each Other
Facilitator: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Program Type: Event, Free
Topic: healing, Kaddish, minyan, Misheberech
Come together with the Ritualwell community every Monday for "Holding Each Other," a 15-minute online minyan. Join us to enhance your spiritual resilience and provide support to others in need of strength.
Creating Our Own Jewish Meditations
Facilitator: Daniel Raphael Silverstein
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: creative writing, jewish meditation, Jewish spirituality, meditation
Learn and discuss key texts about Jewish meditation and practice meditative exercises described by our spiritual teachers over thousands of years.
Soul Vitamins: Expansive and Practical Strategies to Enrich Your Life
Facilitator: Evonne Marzouk
Program Type: Immersions
Topic: Jewish spirituality, Spiritual practice
Through the practice of four “soul vitamins,” discover ways to strengthen your experience as a spiritual being, expand your consciousness and deepen your ability to be present.
We seek to be a fully inclusive community.
People of all backgrounds, ages, genders, identities and levels of Jewish knowledge and creative practice are warmly welcome to our programs. We encourage writers who identify as BIJOC (Black Indigenous Jews of Color), Mizrahi/Sephardi, LGBTQ+, interfaith, low-income and disabled to join us.
Please note that this year we have increased our prices in order to increase the rate we pay our faculty. We continue to offer an array of free programming to be accessible to all. If you have financial need or any questions, please reach out to us at ritualwell@reconstructingjudaism.org.
All our programs take place online. All learning sessions are recorded and made available to registrants. For up-to-date announcements on our programming, please subscribe to our newsletter.
