Blessings for B’nai Mitzvah
Prayers for b’nai mitzvah students and their parent(s), rabbis, and teachers to be said before and during the b’nai mitzvah celebration
Farewell Ritual for Foster Child
A ritual to say goodbye to a beloved foster child, modeled on the Jewish baby naming ceremony
Singing “Hello” to a New Baby
A musician couple chooses to sing a song to their new baby in lieu of making a speech at the baby naming ceremony
Baby Naming Ceremony on First Birthday
A mother discusses how her son’s Hebrew name was chosen and a special naming ceremony on his first birthday
Unique Jewish Wedding Rituals
A couple discusses the rituals they created and reinterpreted at their wedding ceremony
A New Take on Breaking the Glass at a Jewish Wedding
Breaking the glass at a Jewish wedding is reinterpreted through a personal and kabbalistic lens
A Traditional Same-Sex Wedding
A partner in a same-sex couple describes how and why they chose to use traditional language for their wedding ceremony
And She Laughed: A Kitchen Ritual for Healing from Miscarriage
A challah-baking ritual to encourage joy and laughter for a group of women healing from miscarriage
Multiple Ketubah Traditions
As part of BimBam’s (formerly G-dcast) Jewish lifecycles series, a groom describes incorporating multiple ketubah traditions at his wedding
Ritual: For Those Lost in the Holocaust
A poem that remembers the lives of lost loved ones and those who perished in the Holocaust
