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An affirmative, creative ritual for coming out to a community.
two women wrapped in a pride flag walking in a pride parade
“And wherever there is Pride, there is hope. / And wherever there is hope, there is joy. / And wherever there is joy, there is life. / And that life is sweet, and full of love.”
pride flag against a blue sky with white clouds
“We celebrate the triumph / Of love over hate”
queer couple - one in a white bridal gown and one in a blue suit - embracing under a chuppah with a rabbi wearing a rainbow tallit
“I wanted a way of acknowledging and bringing my own queerness into the wedding ceremony”
Blessing of Gratitude for Queer Ancestors & Community

We see each other and we honor our journeys and those yet to come.

Responsive Reading for Coming Out

“Rainbows and storms go hand in hand”

Rainbows and Storms: A Queer Poem

“To see oneself as completely whole in living”

Pride Shabbat Blessing from an Ally

“May the Holy One instill in us the wisdom to know our liberations are entwined together.”

Birkat Hodesh Ga’avah: A Blessing for Pride Month
“Our hands do not lace, like the tzitzit. / I wish they would.”
I Feel Then a Tear: A Prayer in the Eyes of a Queer Man

celebrating a gender transition

Ceremony of Affirmation and Renaming

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Jewish Spiritual Autobiography

 Writing a spiritual autobiography helps you to discover how teachers, touchstones, symbols and stories have led you to make meaning and understand the sacred in your personal story. In this immersion, join Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, a writer and spiritual director, to map out and narrate your most sacred life experiences. Four sessions starting May 16, 2024. 

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