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

Thursday, December 11, 2025
9:00 - 10:30 am PT / 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET
Virtual & Free!

Chanukah invites us to kindle tiny flames and share their glow, proclaiming the power of miracles, the light within each of us and the blessings available to us in this darkest time of the year. Amidst the joy and festivities, this holiday prompts us to reflect: What does it take—physically, mentally, and spiritually—to ignite light in the midst of winter’s darkness? How can we understand and appreciate the interplay of light and shadow, and the powerful gifts both bring? Using the Jewish Studio Process - a unique methodology combining practices from the field of art therapy with a reimagined approach to Jewish learning and spirituality - we’ll tap into the creative energy of winter’s quietude, embracing both the warmth of Chanukah’s light and the profound generativity of darkness.

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.