Parenting Day-to-Day

Being a parent provides endless opportunities for gratitude. We are privileged to witness life unfolding. We have opportunities to see the extraordinary in the ordinary each and every day. Even when it is messy, tedious, or frustrating, parenting has the power to connect us with something larger than ourselves.

Latest Rituals

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

Original blessing for children in Hebrew and English

A liturgical poem based on the first two lines of the Shema

This ritual is intended to help kids to have a focal point firmly grounded in their faith on the day of their visit to the doctor

A bedtime prayer asking that we lie down and rise up in peace

Modern blessings for a daughter or son

A beautiful poem about a daughter’s coming of age

Describes how various families use family meetings for connection, problem-solving, and planning

A prayer to be said when a parent feels tried by the job of parenting

I wrote this blessing for when my daughter plays sports on Shabbat instead of going to shul, though parents may say it on any day of the week

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