Sanctifying Relationships

A couple embraces joyfully in a sunlit forest with golden autumn leaves around them.

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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“May you join together in songs of praise, songs of joy and songs of sorrow.”

A couple in wedding attire walks hand in hand across a grassy hill with mountains in the background.

“I close my eyes like a newborn as I immerse”

Stone steps lead down into a small tiled pool with partially submerged stairs and a pipe.

“becoming a parent is a significant lifecycle event and merits its own ritual”

A woman holding and kissing a baby indoors on a couch.

“Here, in hearth of heart, / All is made whole.”

A lit candle glows inside a metal lantern with a heart-shaped window.

“Let your whole range of emotions surround you and wash over you like the water”

Person with long dark hair facing the calm ocean under an overcast sky.

Non-Theistic Jewish Wedding Blessings

Two people share a playful moment on a bridge, smiling and standing close, with a cityscape in the background.

“Draped open, the Torah frames, / Our bedposts / Their cyclical story revealing / A midrash made flesh.”

A collection of vintage wooden letterpress blocks in various sizes and colors.

“Draw from me, and I from you. / Let us mingle a new moon.” 

Crescent moon in a purple and orange sunset sky over a grassy field with a rock and bare tree silhouette.

“Come, my beloved, / Draw close”

Silhouette of a person standing with outstretched arms against a sunset backdrop by the ocean.

“Your love is running honey”

A joyful couple laughing while sitting inside a tent in the outdoors.

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