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“1935, the girls are packing / for America. / Their parents will not wait for things to get worse.”
Passover Haggadah
In this beautiful poem, the author explores her loss of innocence and search for understanding.
two long rows of yahrzeit candles some of them lit
“I’m teaching to prepare you. / But for what exactly? / To hide, to fight, to run away or die?”
two long rows of yahrzeit candles some of them lit
“Every song / a protest, ready to transform.”
an alter of Hanukkah menorahs
“Maybe you don’t know about my / passion for justice and integrity.”
a woman sits wth hands on her forehead in sadness
A full ritual meal for LGBTQIA+ pride.
person in purple shirt holding rainbow cookies

“coming to America, we were still alone”

Second Generation

Rooted in the traumas of Jewish history, we reach out in solidarity with our neighbors who are oppressed

Stranger’s Roots
“We must never forget them”
The Night That Never Ends

“My father did not know how to pray”

Hear Me

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Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Jewish Spiritual Autobiography

 Writing a spiritual autobiography helps you to discover how teachers, touchstones, symbols and stories have led you to make meaning and understand the sacred in your personal story. In this immersion, join Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, a writer and spiritual director, to map out and narrate your most sacred life experiences. Four sessions starting May 16, 2024. 

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