Leaving Home

When children leave home, both parents and children experience mixed emotions. Parents may feel satisfaction that their children have attained the maturity and competence to venture out, even as they regret the emptiness they feel. Children may feel excitement and trepidation about embarking independently and also sadness as they leave their childhood home. Rituals such as those offered here can help everyone through this complex experience.

Latest Rituals

Ritual for Moving Out of a Home

A ritual to help you acknowledge your time in a particular space and prepare to move on

Lech Lecha’s Promise

blessing, journey

person climbing hill in sandy desert with footsteps behind them and bright blue sky with white clouds above

A Prayer for Self-Celebration

“May you know your bounty”

blessing, celebration, growth, joy

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.

Tomorrow

“Your birthright renews every breath”

children, grandparents, hope

Tomorrow

We Dream the Dream

“Learning from the book of humanity …”

breath, meditation

We Dream the Dream

Everything Is But a Moment: A Meditation on Kohelet

meditation, megillah, mourning, welcoming

Everything Is But a Moment: A Meditation on Kohelet

Havdalah Gedolah: Closing Ritual for School Year, Camp Session, or Other Group Time

camp, havdalah, school

Havdalah Gedolah: Closing Ritual for School Year, Camp Session, or Other Group Time

Jewish Women & Laughter

A poem about the wisdom in female friendship and laughter

chosen family, friendship, humor

Jewish Women & Laughter

For Sharing Divine Gifts

A poem acknowledging we each have divine gifts.

For Sharing Divine Gifts

Goodbye Ritual

A ritual for saying goodbye to a sacred text or person

Goodbye Ritual