Ritualwell creates a vibrant community through online learning classes and events. All are welcomed into our supportive, safe learning space. You will join people from diverse Jewish backgrounds, eager to explore Jewish ritual, creativity, writing and spirituality.Â
 There are multiple ways to learn with us:Â
- FREE standalone sessions with leading Jewish educators and writers;Â
- Ritualwell Immersions, 4- or 6-week online, in real time classes for deep engagement;Â
- ADVOT, a creative community of Jewish ritual innovators and writers who meet regularly to share and support each other’s work.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
Events
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The Nearness of Shekhinah: Writing Through Elul
Facilitator: Joy Ladin
Program Type: Immersions
ZoomTopic: creative writing, Elul, high holidays, Jewish creativity, Jewish spirituality, Joy Ladin, Poetry, Shekhinah
How do you experience the sacred in your own life? In this series, you'll explore the Jewish Shekhinah tradition, which imagines divinity as near, present, and deeply woven into our human experience. Through inspiring texts, discussion, and creative writing prompts, you'll discover new ways to reflect on, write about, and connect with the sacred—regardless of your beliefs or prior experience.
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The Nearness of Shekhinah: Writing Through Elul
Facilitator: Joy Ladin
Program Type: Immersions
ZoomTopic: creative writing, Elul, high holidays, Jewish creativity, Jewish spirituality, Joy Ladin, Poetry, Shekhinah
How do you experience the sacred in your own life? In this series, you'll explore the Jewish Shekhinah tradition, which imagines divinity as near, present, and deeply woven into our human experience. Through inspiring texts, discussion, and creative writing prompts, you'll discover new ways to reflect on, write about, and connect with the sacred—regardless of your beliefs or prior experience.
$180 -
The Nearness of Shekhinah: Writing Through Elul
Facilitator: Joy Ladin
Program Type: Immersions
ZoomTopic: creative writing, Elul, high holidays, Jewish creativity, Jewish spirituality, Joy Ladin, Poetry, Shekhinah
How do you experience the sacred in your own life? In this series, you'll explore the Jewish Shekhinah tradition, which imagines divinity as near, present, and deeply woven into our human experience. Through inspiring texts, discussion, and creative writing prompts, you'll discover new ways to reflect on, write about, and connect with the sacred—regardless of your beliefs or prior experience.
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Jewish Writers’ Circle Anthology Celebration and Reading
Facilitator: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Program Type: Event, Free
ZoomTopic: creative writing, Jewish creativity, Poetry
Join us to celebrate the contributions of our Jewish Writers' Circles members and the unveiling of our first anthology showcasing their creations.
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Out of the Depths: A Journey through the Days of Awe
Facilitator: Rabbi Yael Levy
Program Type: Event
ZoomTopic: creativity, Elul, high holidays, Jewish creativity, Jewish mindfulness, Jewish spirituality, mindfulness, Poetry, Psalms, Rosh Hashanah, Yamim Noraim, Yom Kippur
Prepare your heart for the Days of Awe with a new Ritualwell companion booklet of reflections, poetry, prayers, and creative prompts for the journey from Elul through Yom Kippur. Then join Yael Levy on September 15 for a special exploration of Psalm 130, drawing on insights from her book Psalms: Ancient Songs for These Times. Together, we'll discover how this ancient prayer of longing and hope can deepen our High Holy Day experience.
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Grounded Poetry: Sensitivity to Setting
Facilitator: Susan Comninos
Program Type: Immersions
ZoomTopic: creative writing, Jewish creativity, Poetry, writing workshop
Discover how setting can transform your poetry. Through the work of Jewish poets and guided writing exercises, you'll learn how time, place, and vivid detail can reveal emotion, deepen meaning, and bring your poems to life.
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The Ritual of Small Moments
Facilitator: Alicia Jo Rabins
Program Type: Event, Free
ZoomTopic:
Join writer, musician, and ritual creator Alicia Jo Rabins for an inspiring exploration of how ordinary moments can become sacred through mindful attention and Jewish ritual practice. Drawing from her new memoir, When We're Born We Forget Everything, Alicia will share reflections on finding holiness in everyday life, followed by a creative writing prompt inviting participants to notice and honor the sacred moments woven throughout their own lives.
Free
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.
