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Thinking about Passover and the death of the firstborn, praying to conceive.Â
To be used when someone stops taking birth control, and begins to look toward becoming a parent
What is a Mikveh? An introduction to Jewish ritual bath.
Prayer for those who want to become parents
A reading for a baby naming on Hanukkah
Just as God hear the prayers of our matriarchs, so too may God hear our prayers
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.
It is customary for pregnant women and women seeking to become pregnant to offer prayers to Rachel, Judaism’s mater dolorosa. Specifically, women visit Rachel’s tomb in Bethlehem, wrap a red cord around the tomb, then cut it into smaller pieces which they tie around their own wrists. This ritual for a pregnant woman is based on this custom.
A form of this touching prayer in modern English
A prayer that may be said before a medical exam for those undergoing fertility treatment/counseling
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