Topic Tags: vidui

Latest Rituals

Deathbed Ritual

Two women sit together on a sofa; one is comforting the other by holding her hand and resting a hand on her shoulder.

Loved Ones’ Vidui

Patient lying in hospital bed with an IV drip, doctors hand resting on their shoulder.

Prayer in a Time of Serious Illness: A Modern Vidui

A modern vidui (confession) for serious illness or death

Black and white image of two elderly hands clasped together, symbolizing connection and support.

Elul: A Prayer for Those Who Wrestle

A poem about spiritual mutiny for Elul

al het, Elul, God, vidui, wrestling

a person wraps their arm around another person as they sit looking out on a body of water with a boat in the distance

Interpretive Vidui

A new version of the traditional confession prayer

a person rests their clasped hands on an open book

Confession (Vidui)

“There was a box of treasure / That I carried, / An offering / Of grace / And sin. / I will set fire to it.”

dark cloudy and starry sky overlooks a body of water surrounded by mountains

Psalm 23: I Do Not Fear in the Valley of Death

A reflection on Psalm 23

kaddish, loss of a child, shiva, shloshim, stillbirth, suicide, unveiling, vidui, widow, yahrzeit, yizkor

Vidui for One Unable to Speak

A confessional to be recited on behalf of one who is unable to speak at the end of their life

hands on top of hands