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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 ritual for parents and children involving a havdalah service before leaving for college and the hanging of a mezuzah upon arrival
hand touching mulitcolored mezuzah

A father’s prayer read at the Shabbat table prior to his son’s departure for college

father and college aged son hold hands
Ceremony for a child going off to college for the first time
college woman studying on a patio

A beautiful song, a lullaby, about fully accepting our children and offering them complete freedom to become themselves

children from chest down wearing rainboots and holding hands

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