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Havdalah for Community Transitioning to New Rabbi

“We bless separation, between light and darkness, between Shabbat and weekday, between rabbi and rabbi.”
  • by Rabbi Sarah Noyovitz, Rabbi Ellen Triebwasser
havdalah, transition
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Miriam’s Well Healing Ritual

Custom based on the mystical belief that the restorative waters of Miriam’s Well flow through all wells and natural springs on Saturday night

  • by Rabbi Janet Madden and Martha Hurwitz
feminism, havdalah, healing, Miriam, water
Miriam’s Well Healing Ritual

Havdalah Kavannah: A Separation

“We reach out to hold You close a bit longer.”

 
  • by Rabbi Debra Smith
havdalah
Havdalah Kavannah: A Separation

Havdalah Blessing Marking the End of the First Year of the COVID Pandemic

“Blessed are You who distinguishes between life and death”

  • by Hila Ratzabi
covid, havdalah
Havdalah Blessing Marking the End of the First Year of the COVID Pandemic

Humanistic Havdalah

Havdalah ceremony using humanist language

  • by Martin Hasan
havdalah, Humanist
Humanistic Havdalah

Havdalah: Minneapolis Uprising 2020

Havdalah ceremony from Minneapolis honoring the memory of George Floyd

  • by Sam Schauvaney
havdalah, racial justice
Havdalah: Minneapolis Uprising 2020

On Taking Off A Wedding Ring

Ritual for removing wedding ring after partner’s death (could be modified for divorce)
  • by Rabbi Laura Geller
havdalah, healing, love
On Taking Off A Wedding Ring

Havdallah 5780

  • by Suzanne Sabransky
havdalah, healing
Havdallah 5780

Chemotherapy Havdalah

  • by Maya Bernstein
chemotherapy, havdalah, healing
Chemotherapy Havdalah

On the Last Day of Passover

  • by Anna Goodman Herrick
grief, gun violence, guns, havdalah, mass shooting, queer
On the Last Day of Passover

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Reclaiming the Hebrew Goddess and Writing Her Anew

Dive deep into the legacy of the Hebrew goddess! Through thoughtful reflection and inspired creative writing with guided writing prompts, discover where her secrets are hidden and reclaim her for your own. Six sessions starting December 14, 2023.

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