I Lost a Child But Did Not Mourn Her
A personal account describing the author’s experience of losing a baby before rituals were developed to encourage mourning
A Lullaby for Courage
A new psalm for a woman terminating her pregnancy
Memorial Service for Our Babies and a Reawakening of Hope
A mourning ceremony for twins who died before birth
Prayer to be Said When Preparing to End a Pregnancy
Prayer to be recited when pregnancy must be ended therapeutically
Prayer After Miscarriage or Stillbirth
A prayer combining contemporary words and Hebrew selections from the High Holy Day Amidah (standing silent prayer)
A Prayer of Comfort Following a Miscarriage
A prayer to be said in synagogue for a couple who has experienced a miscarriage
Renew Me Like the Moon: Toward Healing after Miscarriage
Selections and adaptations from a larger ceremony
Creating a Ritual when None Exists
How one woman infused the tashlikh ritual with a dimension for coping with her loss
Havdalah after Losing a Baby
Havdalah ceremony after a miscarriage or abortion
Life in the Womb
A fanciful account, based on the Zohar, a mystical text, describing a baby’s life in the womb, during which time, a candle burns over the baby’s head enabling her to see from one end of the universe to the other and the angels teach her all of Torah.
