Verses for Welcoming the New Baby
A variety of selections from scripture
D’ror Yikra
Traditional liturgical poem (piyut) for welcoming the baby, also known as “Donash ben Labrat” in Ladino
Ya’alat Hen: A Graceful Gazelle
Traditional liturgical poem (piyut) for welcoming a baby
Rising from the Ritual Bath
An article explaining the traditional uses of mikveh and modern perspectives on it, including a review of contemporary literature on the subject
Techine Prior to Immersion in the Mikveh
A prayer, fashioned after traditional women’s prayers, techinot, to be said prior to immersion in the mikveh
Kavannah for Mikveh
A meditation for the mikveh invoking God’s healing presence
Prelude to Mikveh
A kavanah for ritual immersion that focuses on the experience of mikveh as an experience of the Divine
Give Way to the Way
A prayer for the mikveh
We Immerse in the Waters of Eden
Mikveh for a couple before wedding
A Prayer for a Woman to Say Before Returning from the Mikveh
A love poem for marital relations
