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Latest Rituals

Ritual & Prayers for Breastfeeding Mothers

This ritual guides you through the moment you choose to stop breastfeeding, packing up your breast pump and for your new relationship with your baby/child.

babies, breastfeeding, motherhood, mothers, weaning

Close-up of an adult hand gently holding a babys hand, both resting on a soft, fluffy surface. Black and white.

Sitting by Her Bedside

“Why am I not able to take this world of pain away from her?”

caregiving, children, illness, mothers

A person lying in bed with an IV in their arm, covered by a patterned blanket, next to a leafy green plant.

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 Candlelighting Blessing for International Women’s Day

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

grandmothers, matriarchs, mothers

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

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