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.

Latest Rituals

A meditation for the mikveh invoking God’s healing presence

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A kavanah for ritual immersion that focuses on the experience of mikveh as an experience of the Divine
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A prayer for the mikveh
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Mikveh for a couple before wedding

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A love poem for marital relations
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Prayers to recite prior to immersion in the mikveh

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Although Judaism offers myriad blessings for every event, there has traditionally been no way to mark one’s first sexual experience. The author discusses the need for such a blessing and offers a possibility.

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A ritual written by a groom which can be adopted by any couple

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A wedding song based on Song of Songs 5:16

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