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Blessing for Concluding Breastfeeding

“my body has been a source of sustenance and nourishment for my little one”
  • by Rabbi Rachael Miller
blessing, breastfeeding, weaning
woman shown from afar sitting under tree with red leaves breastfeeding a baby. The woman is white with soft blond wavy hair.

Olam Hazeh

Poem on parenting new baby struggling to feed 

  • by Rachel Cohen
breastfeeding, illness
Adult hand gently holding a babys hand, both resting on a soft, patterned blanket.

Prayer for a Pumping Parent

“Blessings of the breasts and the womb. / So that you may nurse, and be satisfied”

  • by Naomi Y. Socher-Lerner
breastfeeding
baby bottles

What is a Mikveh? An Introduction to the Jewish Ritual Bath

What is a Mikveh? An introduction to Jewish ritual bath.

  • by BimBam (formerly G-dcast)
abortion, adoption, anniversary, breastfeeding, cancer, conception, covenant, engagement, get, gomel, loss of a child, miscarriage, name change, sex, stillbirth
Illustration of a mikvah pool with tiled walls and stairs leading into the water. Text reads The Mikvah.

Blessing for Breastfeeding

A breastfeeding blessing based on “Asher Yatzar,” which honors the body’s miraculous workings, but with an emphasis on the feminine aspects of the Divine

  • by Rabbi Kelilah Miller
breastfeeding
woman breastfeeding baby under a tree

Prayer for Nursing

A prayer for a mother to say before nursing her child
  • by Elisheva S. Urbas
breastfeeding
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Prayer for Nursing for the First Time

From an Italian collection of 18th century prayers for married women written by Dr. Giuseppe Cohen and presented to his bride as a wedding gift.
  • by Dr. Giuseppe Cohen, translated by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
breastfeeding
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Read & Rite

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Placement Office

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