Grief Garden Circle: Monday Mournings (FromSoil2Soul)

The IKAR Writers Circle is a space for adult fiction and nonfiction Ikar writers to gather, share their work, and receive feedback. The circle is an intergenerational community that seeks to uplift Jewish writers and authentic Jewish stories removed from the pressures of writing and entertainment industries. Writers will meet once a month virtually, at 7:30 pm, on the last Monday of the month. Have questions? Please email [email protected].

Tuesdays, starting 11/18/25 through 5/26/26 Hybrid (IKAR Event Space + Zoom) Every Tuesday morning, a new story from the Talmud. Taught by your rabbis in a monthly rotation, we’ll dig into the strange and compelling world of the Talmud, exploring the ways ancient dilemmas speak to modern questions. Join us in-person at the Event Space (coffee and nosh provided) or over Zoom (B.Y.O. nosh) for as many sessions as possible… your Tuesday will thank you.

A book talk & hands-on workshop exploring creativity, Torah, and the power to reimagine what’s possible. In a moment that demands bold imagination and spiritual courage, join Rabbi Adina Allen—co-founder and Creative Director of Jewish Studio Project—for a dynamic evening with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR as they explore the transformative power of creativity. At a time when we feel fractured, overwhelmed, or uncertain about the future, creativity offers more than comfort—it opens a path forward. In her groundbreaking new book, The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom, Rabbi Allen reframes Torah as a sourcebook for renewal, inviting us to tap into our creative power to heal, reimagine, and rebuild. The evening will begin with a timely and provocative conversation between R’ Allen and R’ Brous, followed by a hands-on creative workshop offering participants a way to process, express, and respond to this urgent moment with imagination and heart. No experience necessary—just bring your full self and a willingness to explore what’s possible. This event is offered in partnership with Jewish Studio Project.

Poetry can often heal, elevate the soul and awaken the heart. Come join IKAR’s Jewish Poetry Circle as we read Jewish poets — the Oneg Shabbos poets of the Warsaw Ghetto, Medieval Sephardic poets, Israeli and Jewish-American poets up to the present—the historical context of their writing, spiritual relationships, personal agonies and joys. The Circle is not an academic writing class but rather an informal experience of a committed group of participants to explore and hopefully bond with Jewish poetic expression and with each other.