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Latest Rituals

Permission to Shine: An Affirmation to Be Who You Want to Be (For Pride Month)

The rainbow spirit inside of you has been lighting up the world ever since the day you were born

woman smiling with the wind blowing her hair

7 Kavanot for Mikveh Preparation

To connect the physical with the mental, emotional, and spiritual, Mayyim Hayyim provides Seven Kavanot (intentions) as a guide to help you slow down, center, and be present in the moment

kavanah, LGBTQ, mikveh, queer

water is splashing against a person's cupped hands

Prayer for Beloved Souls of Pulse Nightclub

A poem commemorating the victims of the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando

bisexual, gay, guns, lesbian, LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, mass shooting, Orlando, queer, transgender, violence

close up of hand holding candle - crowd in the background holding many candles

A Traditional Same-Sex Wedding

A partner in a same-sex couple describes how and why they chose to use traditional language for their wedding ceremony

bisexual, gay, lesbian, LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, queer, same-sex wedding

screen shot from margee interview about same sex marriage

Blessing for the Bisexual Community

A blessing to acknowledge and celebrate bisexual members of a community.

bisexual, LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, pride, queer

For Questioning Sexuality

A blessing celebrating the questioning of sexuality or gender identity.

bisexual, gay, lesbian, LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, queer

Two people in winter coats laughing and hugging in front of a weathered, peeling green wall.

A Queer Amidah

An interpretive Amidah for queer Jews

Amidah, gay, lesbian, LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, queer, transgender

Silhouette of a person partially opening a sheer curtain, with soft natural light filling the room.

For LGBTQIQ People

A blessing for receiving Torah, acknowledging the diversity of the spectrum of queer identities

B'shalach, bisexual, gay, lesbian, LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, Mi Chamocha, queer, same-sex wedding, shema, transgender, Yitro

Blessing for Pride

This prayer was created to encourage and empower synagogues and organizations to incorporate LGBTIQ Pride into their synagogue celebrations on Shabbat.