Covenant & Naming Rituals

Historically, Jewish people have formally welcomed boys into the covenant with God, marking the occasion with celebration and circumcision. The birth of a girl was met with joy, but no ritual or communal celebration. We offer a variety of ways to formally welcome both girls and boys. You’ll also find naming rituals and blessings for parents, grandparents and children.

Latest Rituals

Audio/video shiviti meditation chant

Miriam’s Moon: A Shiviti Meditation

Baby naming with sensitivity to father’s gender identity

Baby Naming for Single Gestational Father

Baby girl naming ceremony with mystical background

Baby Girl Naming Ceremony: Entering the Covenant

“Motherhood / Finds us…”

mother looking into childs eyes

Baby Naming ceremony for home

family with newborn around dinner table

Simkhat bat ceremony modeled on sheva berakhot

newborn girl

Bris ceremony

newborn baby wrapped in blue blanket

Welcoming ceremony for a baby girl inspired by priestesses

newborn girl with headdress

Ceremony of redemption of the first-born child

newborn baby with dark hair

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Count On Telling Your Story: A Ritualwell In-Person Immersion

Join us for Count On Telling Your Story: A Ritualwell In-Person Immersion on Sunday, June 9th. Mix and mingle with old and new friends, enjoy delicious kosher-vegetarian food and engage in a variety of creative, thought-provoking sessions exploring rituals, writing, and art.

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