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.
Audio/video shiviti meditation chant
“I am the one / whose prayers were left unanswered…”
A meditation for those who do not read Hebrew but wish to learn Torah
A poem about the wisdom in female friendship and laughter
Passing down our ancestors’ staff from generation to generation
A blessing for parents to recite at a child’s bar or bat mitzvah
Discover how Jewish folklore and personal memory can spark new poetry—join this creative immersion with poet Susan Comninos.
Give voice to your own stories through the timeless power of myth and writing.
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