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  • November 2022

  • Thu 3
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    Writing the Spiritual Essay

    November 3, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT Recurring

    Facilitator: Ellen Blum Barish

    Program Type: Immersions

    Topic: Memoir

    Zoom

    Write personal spiritual narratives

    $250
  • March 2023

  • Tue 28

    How to Write Trauma Without Retraumatizing Yourself

    March 28, 2023 @ 12:00 pm EDT

    Facilitator: Ellen Blum Barish

    Program Type: Free, Standalone session

    Topic: Memoir

    Writing trauma safely

    Free
  • April 2023

  • Tue 18

    From Brokenness to Healing: Making Meaning through Memoir

    April 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT Recurring

    Facilitator: Ellen Blum Barish

    Program Type: Immersions

    Topic: Memoir

    Zoom

    Write from the scar rather than the wound

    $250
  • September 2024

  • Wed 18
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    Writing Letters: Dispatches to the Divine

    September 18, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

    Facilitator: Ellen Blum Barish

    Program Type: Event

    Topic: Elul, God, Memoir, Rosh Hashanah, Spiritual practice, Writing

    Zoom

    Join memoirist Ellen Blum Barish to prepare for a meaningful transition into the High Holy Days through the practice of letter writing.

    $36
  • October 2024

  • Wed 23
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    The Jewish Spirit of Hope

    October 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

    Facilitator: Ellen Blum Barish

    Program Type: Event

    Topic:

    Zoom

    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.

    $18
  • November 2025

  • Thu 13
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    Before I Go: Writing the Ethical Will

    November 13, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST

    Facilitator: Ellen Blum Barish

    Program Type: Event

    Topic: creative writing, ethical wills, legacy, preparing for death

    Zoom

    Join memoirist Ellen Blum Barish for a warm, reflective writing workshop on creating an ethical will—a gift of the heart and spirit that preserves your stories, values, and wisdom. Through gentle prompts and guided reflection, you’ll begin shaping words that carry your love and legacy forward for those you cherish.

    $18
  • January 2026

  • Tue 27
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    Beyond the Eulogy

    January 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

    Facilitator: Ellen Blum Barish

    Program Type: Event

    Topic: creative writing, legacy, loved one, Memoir, obituary

    Zoom

    In this gathering with memoirist Ellen Blum Barish, you are invited to gently explore the unique imprint someone dear has made on your life. Together, we’ll open space for memory, feeling, and reflection—considering not just who they were, but how they continue to shape who you are becoming.

    $18
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