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Pregnancy Loss

“Another period. Another pregnancy lost. A child stillborn. Different paths toward emptiness—all devastating. Even if we try to pray, our prayers often crumble in our souls, our dreams dissolve in our hearts. Despair seeps in the doors, taps at the windows, and threatens to clog all our passages of hope. How can we speak softly to God when we see, yet again, the fruitless stain of our blood; when we feel the lifeless mass slipping from our womb; or when we hold a beautiful, perfect but still child in our arms? For some of us, no amount of explanation—medical or theological—can soothe.” —Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin, Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope: A Jewish Spiritual Companion For Infertility and Pregnancy Loss

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This powerful ritual is designed for parents who have faced infant loss.
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Ritual to acknowledge grief related to infertility or perinatal loss
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“We pray that those yearning to conceive, carry, foster or adopt will lead to a joyful outcome”

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Poems to be read by friends surrounding the person who has miscarried before she immerses in the mikveh

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“There is nothing mere about water”

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“Help me love you in faith, not grief”

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A song on longing for a child

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What balm will ease my suffering?

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Traditional blessings for mikveh immersion

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An anecdote on creating a ritual for a man reconnecting with his stillborn son years after his loss

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