Explore the power of art making as a tool for personal and collective renewal!

Thursday, December 3, 2026
9:00 - 10:30 am PT / 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET
Virtual & Free!

Chanukah calls us to light small flames and share their warmth, celebrating miracles, inner light, and the gifts present in the year's darkest days. Beyond the joy and gathering, this festival asks: What does it take to spark light in the midst of darkness? How can we honor both illumination and shadow, and the gifts each brings? Using the Jewish Studio Process – a unique methodology blending art therapy practices with a reimagined approach to Jewish learning and spirituality – we'll tap into the creative energy of winter's quiet, welcoming both the glow of Chanukah's candles and the potential of darkness itself.

This program is offered free of charge and will take place on Zoom with closed captions.

Rabbi Adina Allen is a spiritual leader, writer and educator who believes in the power of creativity to revitalize our lives and transform Jewish tradition. Integrating a lifetime of experience in the expressive arts with her rabbinic training, Adina has taught clergy, educators and lay leaders in hundreds of Jewish communal institutions across the country. Adina’s writing is widely published and her original research on using creative process to generate contemporary midrash was published in the CCAR Journal in 2013. She is a recipient of the Covenant Foundation’s 2018 Pomegranate Prize for emerging Jewish Educators and is a fellow of the Open Dor Project for spiritual Jewish entrepreneurs. Adina was ordained in Hebrew College’s pluralistic training program in Boston in 2014 where she was a Wexner Graduate Fellow.