Becoming a Jewish Adult

The path to adulthood is full of twists and turns. From celebrating a bar/bat mitzvah to leaving home for the first time, this is a journey fraught with new freedom, new responsibilities, and an abundance of complex emotions. We offer blessings, prayers, and rituals that help parents and children use a Jewish vocabulary to describe this journey—and to experience it as richly as possible.

 

Latest Rituals

“Today, as I affix mezuzot, as I say the shehekhayanu, / As I step into a new chapter of my life, / I take this moment to acknowledge / That my life is about to change.”
woman approaching colorful door
“I’m proud of you, my child, for the courage to step away from family and  familiarity / For venturing out to meet new people, try new things, discover a new You.”
teen jumping into a lake
A ritual to help you acknowledge your time in a particular space and prepare to move on
woman sitting in window seat, in profile, backlit
person climbing hill in sandy desert with footsteps behind them and bright blue sky with white clouds above
“We are proud of your pride in being Jewish”
four children standing around an open torah scroll in synagogue. the girl in the center is black and wearing a tallit, looking like she is reading from the torah. one girl looking on is white. Two white boys wearing kippot and tallitot are at the side watching.
“May you know your bounty”
tree in the center of image with light shining through, woman dancing to the right, wearing a gauzy white dress that's blowing as she dances with her hands outstretched. she has brown hair and light or olive skin.
“We praise you, Shekhinah, / who has given us life”
purple flowers with a banner reading brucha at bayta diamond
“We all have a name / given by the mountains we climb”
person standing on mountain in front of sea of clouds and sunshine

Honoring Bat Mitzvah pioneers

Liturgy to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Bat Mitzvah

Ideas for first menstruation ceremony

Suggestions for a First Menstruation Celebration

The Reconstructionist Network

Reclaiming the Hebrew Goddess and Writing Her Anew

Dive deep into the legacy of the Hebrew goddess! Through thoughtful reflection and inspired creative writing with guided writing prompts, discover where her secrets are hidden and reclaim her for your own. Six sessions starting December 14, 2023.

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