While there are many traditional Jewish prayers for healing, the feminist movement empowered first women and then men and women to create many more prayers and ceremonies which spoke to the specific situations in which they found themselves. The complexity of modern medicine has added to this need for prayers for medical tests, prayers before surgery, prayers after chemotherapy and for each chemo session, etc. In addition, several writers on Ritualwell have created ceremonies to celebrate an important anniversary in relationship to their disease.
Ritual haircut ceremony for someone undergoing chemotherapy
“From the makor ha’hayim – the Source of All Life – we draw forth these blessings”
“I’m not sure how to stand before You”
Blessing using feminine God language on receiving a diagnosis
Preparing ourselves for reaching out via phone or Zoom in a holy, intentional way
“We thank You for sparing us from worse”
“May we all know a complete healing to be truly free and whole”
“I thank you for containing my cancer, not letting it spread beyond your confines”
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