Naming: A Ceremony of Welcome
A welcoming and naming ceremony for a new baby
A Mother’s Prayer
A mother’s prayer for her child
One is Everything: A Meditation on Numbers and Terror
A meditation on the value of a single life among so many murdered
Closing a Mikveh
A ritual to mark the closing of a mikvehThe ritual bath. The waters of the mikveh symbolically purify – they are seen as waters of rebirth. A convert immerses in the mikveh as part of conversion. Many Orthodox married women go to the mikveh following their period and before resuming sexual relations. Couples go to the mikveh before being married. Many, including some men, immerse before Yom Kippur; some go every Friday before Shabbat.
Prayer at the Adoption of a Child
Welcoming a child into a new family
Prayer at the Birth of a Child
“We vow at this moment of creation /Â to further the work of Creation…”
We Must Pray And We Must Do: A Prayer While Lighting Candles
A prayer and call to action while lighting candles
The Color of Light: A Kavannah for Putting on Your Tallit
A meditation on the colors of the tallit
Blessings on Sadness
May your sadness be felt as deeply as it needs to be
Prayer for Beloved Souls of Pulse Nightclub
A poem commemorating the victims of the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando