When we nurse our babies, we have the satisfaction of providing nourishment from our own bodies. This can feed our souls as much as it feeds our babies’ hunger. Weaning means physical separation, a first step toward launching our children—with all the joy and sadness that entails.
“Blessings of the breasts and the womb. / So that you may nurse, and be satisfied”
A weaning ritual to allow child to transition to next phase of independence
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A breastfeeding blessing based on “Asher Yatzar,” which honors the body’s miraculous workings, but with an emphasis on the feminine aspects of the Divine
Excerpted from an original babynaming ceremony in which the baby is welcomed into the covenant by anointing her with breast milk
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