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Latest Rituals

Tisha B’Av 2024

“Did they praise / the G-d that brought about their / most brutal response to devastation? / Or did they lament?”

grief, Israel, mothers, tisha b'av

a woman in a devastated field crouched down and holding her hands in fists

An Eve Ritual for Rosh Hashanah

A new Rosh Hashanah ritual honoring Eve’s role in the beginning of our human story

apple, Eve, mothers, rosh hashanah, tree

a woman in a white dress with a basket of flowers reaches up toward branches of a tree

Candle-lighting Ritual for Those Who are Grieving on Mother’s Day

This ritual brings together and honors people who may be struggling on Mother’s Day.

grief, infertility, Mother's Day, mothers

a white rose and tealight

A Candlelighting Blessing for International Women’s Day

A blessing dedicated to all of the women in our lives.

grandmothers, matriarchs, mothers

candles set in glass votives

Kol Isha, Shira Isha

ancestors, matriarchs, mothers

an older hand and younger hand embracing

Aninu Shekhinah: Answer us, Shekhinah

A prayer based on traditional texts which address God as Shekhinah

mothers, selikhot, Shekhinah

sky over ocean with sea birds at sunset

For the Shofar Blower

Excerpts from a poem which addresses the feminine aspects of God and the merits of biblical women

ancestors, Biblical women, matriarchs, mothers, shofar, women

person with long hair facing away with black and rainbow kippah blowing shofar