Prayer Upon the Beginning of a Child’s Torah Learning

Teaching a child Torah for the first time
Pidyon: A Ceremony of Redemption

Ceremony of redemption of the first-born child
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 mikveh
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