It is customary for pregnant women and women seeking to become pregnant to offer prayers to Rachel, Judaism's mater dolorosa. Specifically, women visit Rachel's tomb in Bethlehem, wrap a red cord around the tomb, then cut it into smaller pieces which they tie around their own wrists. This ritual for a pregnant woman is based on this custom.
A meditation on the still, small voice of God
A Sukkot seder to honor chosen families
Non-Theistic Jewish Wedding Blessings
Havdalah ceremony after a miscarriage or abortion
This ritual can be woven into an aliyah, another part of a Torah service or can stand alone
Ritual that includes planting a seed for new life after a divorce
"What needs to be sacrificed to go forward in strength and to heal?”
A coming-out ceremony based upon the Passover seder to celebrate and honor liberation from the mitzrayim (narrow places) of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender secrecy
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