Type: Complete Ceremony

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Ceremony for a child going off to college for the first time
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A ritual for parents and children marking this significant moment in their relationship

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A ritual for a girl’s first period. Includes a circle of names, blessings, candle-lighting, and gift-giving. Ritual objects include a tambourine, red ribbons, a decorative egg, a ring, candles, and red fruits.
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A moonlit ceremony on the shores of a brook. Celebrates the entrance of a daughter into womanhood. Includes songs, book-giving, adapted tashlich ritual, and blessings.

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A description of a menarche ceremony created by a woman for her daughter
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A private ritual to honor a girl’s entrance into womanhood. Includes rainwater bubble bath, blessings, and teachings on sexual health and well-being.

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Riffing on the now-traditional candle-lighting, this ceremony offers a candle for eight women in Jewish history.
A person holding a lit candle at a nighttime vigil, surrounded by others with candles.
A beautiful alternative to a candle-lighting ceremony
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Following the synagogue service, a minyan of community members conveys what membership in the community entails.
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A ceremony for Rosh Chodesh Av dedicated to ending violence against women
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