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Leaving Home

Four people walk arm-in-arm down a rural road, with one carrying a guitar case.

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

A poem about the wisdom in female friendship and laughter

Two people smiling and embracing in a warm hug, showing happiness and friendship in a light, blurred background.
A poem acknowledging we each have divine gifts.
Silhouetted wildflowers against a mountain backdrop during a sunset.

A ritual for saying goodbye to a sacred text or person

A black and white photo of two people hugging on a beach.

A poem for embracing chosen family

Person from behind, facing a vast, calm lake under a cloudy sky.

How do we decide to be who we are meant to be?

Person hiking on a rocky trail wearing brown boots with red laces and cream socks.

A prayer to be said upon a child leaving for college

two college women studying at a picnic table

From mezzuzahs to interfaith sharing, this is a fun and short introduction to the world of dedicating your new home.

Illustrated doors and windows with text: How to Bring Judaism into Your Home.

Creating separation and offering blessings moves from their family home to their new college home

A group of people hugging outside a building, with cardboard boxes nearby.

A midrash and personal story about how our children teach us the lessons that we refuse to learn as adults

man putting a box of clothes on top of a bed with striped sheets

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