Ritualwell Conference - Reconstructing Judaism

Ritualwell's WRITE-IN: A writers' retreat just for you

Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. EDT – registration opening August 1!

Center City Philadelphia | $175

Ritualwell’s writers’ retreat is for you!

Whether you’re a hobbyist or a seasoned author, it’s essential to carve out time to hone your craft, find inspiration, and learn something new. Come spend the day with us and WRITE-IN. Learn and write within a supportive Jewish community. You can bring something you’re currently working on OR start anew.

This is a unique and challenging moment in time to write from a Jewish lens and explore what it means to be a Jewish writer in North America.

If you desire a nurturing community of Jewish writers, join us for a day of creativity and connection:

Hear from prominent Jewish writer Abigail Pogrebin about their writing rituals;
Discover and practice innovative creative tools;
Put pen to paper with generative writing prompts;
Feel inspired and uplifted;
Enjoy delicious food and make new friends!

Meet our Featured Writer

ABIGAIL POGREBIN is the co-author of the 2025 Independent Press Award winner It Takes Two To Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and A Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way through the Five Books of Moses with Rabbi Dov Linzer. She is also the author of My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays; One Wondering Jew – a finalist for the 2017 National Jewish Book Awards and still included in synagogue community reads 8 years after publication. Her first book Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk about Being Jewish, for which she interviewed 60 major public figures — from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Steven Spielberg – went into eight hardcover printings and was later adapted for the Off-Broadway stage. Abby was an Emmy-nominated broadcast producer for CBS News’ 60 Minutes, and before that at PBS for Fred W. Friendly, Charlie Rose and Bill Moyers.

She has written for the New York Times, Atlantic Magazine, Newsweek, Tablet, the Forward, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar. She has moderated public conversations at The Streicker Center, the JCC in Manhattan and for The Jewish Broadcasting Service. Abby is a past president of Central Synagogue in Manhattan and a board member of The Shalom Hartman Institute. Abby received The Impact Award from The Marlene Meyerson JCC in Manhattan in June 2019, was honored by The Jewish Week in 2017 for contributions to Jewish communal life, and was asked to deliver the plenary address at Hillel International Conference in 2014.

Our Schedule for Wednesday, March 11

all times eastern time zone

9:30 a.m. Registration Opens
10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Session #1
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-3 p.m. Session #2
3 p.m. L’hitarot!

Ritualwell's WRITE-IN: A writers' retreat just for you

Meet our Featured Writer

Our Schedule for Wednesday, March 11

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