On the Blessing of Children
A traditional Yiddish tekhine
Kiddush Over Wine
Blessing over wine, said at all joyous gatherings. Included are masculine and feminine blessings and a non-gendered blessing by liturgist Marcia Falk.
Symbolic Foods
Sephardic traditions imbuing food with meaning
Blessings for the Conclusion of a Meal at a Girl Baby Naming Ceremony
Revised traditional “Harakhaman” for a baby naming
Secular Humanist Meditation
A parents’ pledge to their infant son
Supplemental Verses to Grace After the Meal
For optional incorporation into a baby naming ceremony
Planting a Sapling
A tradition dating from the Talmudic era
Talmud Ta’anit 23a
A talmudic story about tree planting
With All My Heart
A mother’s prayer for the health and well-being of her new baby and the wisdom to raise her
Bring Me Good Guarantors
A reading based on a traditional text in which God withholds the Torah from the Jews until they can offer good guarantors
