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Latest Rituals

Hazan et HaOlam: A Ritual for Starting Solids

This ritual frames starting solid foods as a time honor the sacredness of nourishment.
  • by Naama
babies, blessings, food, gratitude, parenting
A smiling baby in a high chair being fed with a spoon by an adult.

Blessing for Hunger

Don’t fret about terms, / she croons. / Just watch the squirrels
  • by Cathleen Cohen
blessing, food, hunger, mindfulness, nature
watercolor by author of a squirrel sitting on the branch of a tree

Hamotzi: Blessing My Bread

“The pause is mine. Hamotzi. All mine…”
  • by Jacqueline Jules
food, hamotzi, mindfulness
a hand reaches towards a sliced challah

Rimonim

A poem of admiration for pomegranates
  • by Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg
blessing, food, tree
bowl of pomegranates

Eight Ritual Steps of Hakhnasat Orkhim (Welcoming Guests)

Bringing mindfulness to the act of welcoming guests through a chant and series of ritual intentions

  • by Kohenet Bayta Diamond and Rabbi Janet Madden
audio, chant, food, guests, hakhnasat orkhim, welcoming
a person is setting a table

Kavannah Before Eating

“For the treasures of healthy sustenance I enjoy each day”

  • by Rabbi Debra Smith
blessing, food
Woman enjoying a meal at a cozy cafe, with a yellow cup and green plants on the wooden table.

Prayers to Nurture New Behaviors and Understandings of Eating

“I believe that my body is worth nourishing”

  • by Rabbi Julie Shoshanah Pfau
anti-fat bias, body liberation, body neutrality, eating disorders, fat liberation, fat phobia, food
A breakfast spread with waffles, oatmeal, fruit, coffee, and honey on a marble table.

Mizrahi Food, American Kitchen: Making Mashka Duah for Shavuot

Recipe for Persian frittata and Mashka Duah for Shavuot

  • by Adva Chattler
cooking, food, mizrahi, recipe
A bowl of cucumber yogurt salad with green onions on a wooden table, garnished with cucumber slices.

Anna

“She chopped and mixed from scratch”

  • by Steve Pollack
candle lighting, food, hanukkah
Close-up of golden, crispy potato pancakes stacked on a plate.

Bendigamos a la Vida: A Humanistic Birkat HaMazon in Spanish and English

Grace after meals with humanistic language

  • by Martín Hasan
birkat hamazon, food, Humanist, Spanish
A smiling man in a blue shirt looks upward on a city street with historic buildings in the background.
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