Sanctifying Relationships

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Relationships bring people together in a unique connection. This is something to celebrate, whether through the public festivity of a wedding, or in the private reflection of immersion in the mikveh. Sanctifying our relationships elevates these unions and gives them a context of meaning and joy.

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These blessings were written by a rabbi in Israel out of those experiences, standing with couples who insisted on choosing love in a time of war.
This Jewish companion prayer can accompany a woman before a traditional Hindu pre-marital ritual.
A ritual for a bride’s close circle to offer blessings, support, and grounding prior to her wedding.
Were you there, in wisps // of dreams that eluded me? // Maybe you’re off doing whatever // soul work awaited you. Or poof, // evaporated.
“Rain clouds mass above, / so we race towards rows of stiff backed chairs…”
“May you speak each other’s names like sacred words, / and listen to each other’s truths / as if they are prayers.”
This ritual is intended for newly married couples who want to hang their ketubah in their home.
This ritual is intended for engaged couples on the occasion of receiving their ketubah in the mail or seeing it finished for the first time. 

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