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

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

Join us as we prepare for the terrain of collective mourning on Tisha b'Av, a day of mourning for the destruction of the ancient Temple and the collective tragedies that continue to shape our world today. Tisha b'Av calls us to create room for the ache of all that has been shattered, while also opening a portal to imagine what remains possible. Using the Jewish Studio Process – a unique methodology blending art therapy practices with a reimagined approach to Jewish learning and spirituality – we'll make space for grief through creative practice, inviting what feels fractured to soften, and allowing the first glimmers of repair, compassion, and renewal to take root.

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.