Topic Tags: grief

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Returning to the Circle: Guided Reflection on the Return of a Congregant after Loss

This lovely ritual can be adapted for the loss of any animal companion

Animal companions, community, grief, loss, pets, rainbow bridge

Silhouette of a woman and a dog touching noses at sunset, sitting on grass.

An Imperfect Healing

“May we have the time / to navigate our grief / with grace / at a pace all our own. “

grief, loss

Black and white photo of an orchid stem with several delicate, drooping flowers against a blurred background.

A Prayer for Tisha B’Av

This new Tisha B’Av prayer is based on Sim Shalom, the closing blessing in the Amidah.

brokenness, God, grief, sorrow, tisha b'av

Waves crash against jagged dark rocks in the ocean, sending up white sea spray and foam.

Tisha b’Av 5785: Two Rituals for Release, Reclamation, and Reimagining

Two new Tisha b’Av rituals created for 2025 focus on mourning and liberation.

ancestors, Gaza, grief, healing, lamentations, mourning, tisha b'av

Silver spice box, ornate kiddush cup with saucer, and braided yellow Havdalah candle in holder.

Grief sneaks up on you

“Grief sneaks up on you / It taps you on your shoulder…”

grief, loss, soul

Dried, twisted tree branches on sandy desert ground under a blue sky with distant mountains.

Grief – A Prayer From a Meditation on Psalm 6

“God who weeps with us all, / hold my aching heart…”

compassion, death, fragility, grief

A white rosebud covered in water droplets against a dark green blurred background.

Morning Psalm: A Mourner’s Qualm

“May we rise in peace, as different creatures…”

grief, mourning, prayer

A black bird perches on bare branches in soft light with blurred trees in the background.

Wild Mikveh for Climate Grief

This Wild Mikveh honors climate grief and facilitates a transition into meaningful action.

climate change, climate crisis, grief, mikveh, water

Person holding a colorful scarf stands on a wooden pier over calm blue water with mountains in the distance.

Home or Community Mikveh Ritual: When Disability Progresses

A ritual of grief, rage, and sacred transformation for when a disability progresses

grief, mikveh

Watercolor illustration of dandelions blowing seeds in the wind over green grass and a blue sky background.

Soul Guiding Prayer

Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael wrote this prayer of comfort after Oct. 7, 2023.

comfort, God, grief, Israel, mourning, Oct 7, Shekhinah, soul

Topic Tags: grief

Latest Rituals

Returning to the Circle: Guided Reflection on the Return of a Congregant after Loss

An Imperfect Healing

A Prayer for Tisha B’Av

Tisha b’Av 5785: Two Rituals for Release, Reclamation, and Reimagining

Grief sneaks up on you

Grief – A Prayer From a Meditation on Psalm 6

Morning Psalm: A Mourner’s Qualm

Wild Mikveh for Climate Grief

Home or Community Mikveh Ritual: When Disability Progresses

Soul Guiding Prayer

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