MAKING ROOM FOR THE SACRED: A Chanukah Altar-Making Ritual with Day Schildkret — Wednesday, December 9, 7-8:30 pm ET / 4-5:30 pm PT
What in your life is asking to become sacred again?
A relationship with the earth. A creative practice you’ve missed. A part of your Jewish life you’re finding your way back to. Something you love that has gone too long without your attention.
Chanukah carries a story of rededication: returning to a sacred place, encountering what has been damaged, and beginning to make room for life there again.
On Wednesday, December 9, from 7-8:30 pm ET via Zoom, join author, artist, and Morning Altars founder Day Schildkret and Beit Kohenet for an online gathering, weaving Chanukah teachings with the hands-on practice of making an altar from natural materials.
With leaves, stones, seeds, and whatever is close at hand, we’ll slow down, follow our curiosity, and create a small place for something we want to tend. You’ll leave with your own altar and a simple practice of rededication to accompany the eight nights. There will be room for what remains unresolved, for the pleasure of making beauty, and for witnessing one another’s discoveries.
Event Details:
Come with a handful of materials and a willingness to wonder. No artistic experience is needed.
Though live attendance is encouraged, this event will be recorded, so you can rewatch it at a later time if you cannot attend live.
For financial assistance, please contact liviah@beitkohenet.org.
Registration:
Cost: Sliding scale of $18–$54. Please choose the amount that aligns with your means.
Day Schildkredt
Day Schildkret, founder of Morning Altars, is an internationally renowned author, artist, and teacher and the founder of Morning Altars, a movement that brings together nature, creativity, and ritual. Esther Perel calls his work “a beautiful commentary on nature and ritual.”
For nearly two decades, Day has helped thousands of people and communities navigate loss, celebrate life, and find meaning through change. His Morning Altars Teacher Training has graduated more than 500 teachers from 13 countries, bringing this practice into schools, therapy offices, memory care communities, congregations, and beyond.
He is the author of "Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change" and "Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual."
Day has taught and created installations at Google, the 9/11 Memorial Plaza, Modern Elder Academy, Esalen, and the California Academy of Sciences. His work has been featured on NBC, CBS, CBC, and in Spirituality & Health magazine.