Choosing & Affirming a Jewish Life

A woman in a red coat holds a glowing lantern and reads a book in a foggy outdoor setting.

Our world offers a dizzying array of options for constructing identity and making meaning. In this context, all Jews are Jews by choice. Whether choosing Judaism for the first time, or returning or affirming this path for yourself, the choice to live a Jewish life calls for ritual and communal celebration.

Latest Rituals

This beautiful floral mikveh ceremony is ideal for anyone who is not able to immerse in water.
Red flowers blooming in a sunlit garden with a warm, golden light in the background.
“Shivering, I emerge, / wrapping up in my robe…”
Clear blue lake reflects pine trees and rugged mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
A beautiful reflection, shared at the mikveh on the occasion of conversion
Woman underwater blowing bubbles, with light rays filtering through the water from above.
This ritual is designed for an adult B’nei Mitzvah cohort in advance of their service.
woman with long hair underwater
“I feel whole for having finally embraced / those living waters and the Jewish people and / myself.”
a star of David on a chain
While traditional mikveh rituals use water, this alternative uses the air generated by four fan-bearers.
clouds blowing across a blue sky
person climbing hill in sandy desert with footsteps behind them and bright blue sky with white clouds above
“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

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