Ritual for Gender Transition (Male to Female)
Complete ceremony in which the family of the person transitioning welcomes their loved one into their hearts
Seder Likhvod Yetzi’at Mitzrayim
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
Brit Hitvada’ut: Covenant of Coming Out
A ceremony commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for Coming Out Day, October 11, 2006
Prayer for Coming Out
Prayer to be said upon coming out or participating in gay pride events
I Can Love All the Faces of God
An account of a woman coming out to her mother and commemorating the event by taking an aliyah in synagogue
A Kavannah for a Widowhood Journey
A prayer for the year of mourning and the journey of widowhood
Excerpts from Walking Through the Valley of the Shadow: When a Jewish Child Dies
Advice for coping with the devastating loss of a child
Traveling the Mourner’s Path
A ritual on concluding a year of saying kaddish
Reclaiming the Mourner’s Path
An article about the power of traditional mourning practices for healing and an idea for a new ritual
Women and Kaddish
An article discussing the issues around Orthodox women saying kaddish
