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Becoming a Jewish Adult

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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

A mother’s prayer on the occasion of her daughter becoming Bat Mitzvah

red haired teenaged girl facing the ocean

A beautiful song, a lullaby, about fully accepting our children and offering them complete freedom to become themselves

children from chest down wearing rainboots and holding hands

An opportunity to join with others and be witnessed in any life transition, both external and internal

hand holding small glass of water

Go forth to a place I will show you, a land you don’t know

Four people in profile walking with the sunset behind them

“It seems like every time I want to write / I can’t / I’m always holding a baby”

Three people smiling, holding a Torah scroll in a synagogue setting.

Blessing for loved ones (partner, children, guest, etc…) on Shabbat or any occasion

A babys hand gently holding an adults finger on a soft white background.

A poem dedicated to women who are crafters of tallitot

spools of thread in a loom

Originally written for the period of Teshuvah — return — preceding the High Holy Days

Pathway through a vibrant autumn forest with green and yellow leaves lining the trail.
A coming of age ritual representing a young woman’s past, present and future
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The Reconstructionist Network

Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Now more than ever, we need the guidance of our ancestors, and creative expression provides a wonderful path for connection.

Express your love and gratitude for those who have profoundly shaped your journey and  summon their wisdom into your own life.

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