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Mikveh for Completing Cancer Treatment

A powerful ritual to mark the completion of treatment.
  • by Jen Green
blessings, cancer, cancer survivor, mikveh
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The Return of Modeh Ani: How Daily Gratitude Helped Me Heal

  • by Bluma Sussman
cancer, gratitude
bed and nightstand in bright room

Burning the Cancer Shirts this Passover

  • by Bluma Sussman
cancer, healing
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Pre-chemo Upsherin Ceremony

Ritual haircut ceremony for someone undergoing chemotherapy

  • by Prof. Sarah Bunin Benor and Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer
cancer, upshirin
A person getting a haircut outdoors, surrounded by a small seated audience and festive string lights.

Choose Life!: Mikveh Immersion Ceremony Before Preventative Mastectomy

  • by Rabbi Haviva Ner-David
cancer, mikveh
Indoor patio with white chair, small plants on a wooden table, and wall decorations.

Blessing for Tears

We mustn’t ever forget our tears

  • by Devon Spier
cancer, maror
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Traditional Mikveh Blessings

Traditional blessings for mikveh immersion

  • by Ritualwell
abortion, birthdays, cancer, conversion, mikveh, miscarriage, name change, rape, same-sex wedding, sex
A woman in a white shirt floats calmly on water, with her eyes closed and hair submerged.

Before I Lost My Hair: Reflection on Psalm 90

A reflection on Psalm 90 in the context of cancer treatment

  • by BimBam (formerly G-dcast)
cancer
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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.

Ritual for Allaying Fear

The story and ritual explanation of how a tallit and the recitation of the sh’ma helped allay fears during cancer treatment.

  • by Susan Kaplow, MSW, Phd.
cancer, shema, tallit, tzitzit
Abstract cover art for Hard Blessings by Susan Kaplow with a textured, swirling blue and gray pattern.

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Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis