Topic Tags: havdalah

Praising the holy, the mundane, and all that lies in between

A beautiful melody to introduce Havdalah at the end of Shabbat

A ritual for parents and children involving a havdalah service before leaving for college and the hanging of a mezuzah upon arrival

Ceremony for a child going off to college for the first time

A beautiful weaning ceremony celebrated at Havdalah for twins and their mom

While happily the majority of adoptions work out as planned, some do not. This havdalah ceremony marks such a loss.

This ceremony uses the occasion of havdalah, the service separating Shabbat from the week, to mourn a miscarriage

Havdalah ceremony after a miscarriage or abortion

A ceremony for a woman about to give birth, based on the Navajo custom of the blessingway