Reproductive Experiences

In contemporary homes, starting a family is often a deliberate choice. The experience of pregnancy, the drama of giving birth, and the miracle of adoption are occasions for joy and wonder. These are also experiences that can be fraught with pain and struggle, reflecting the full spectrum of life and death. We offer prayers for those who are trying to conceive, prayers for pregnancy and childbirth, rituals for parents preparing to adopt, mourning ceremonies for miscarriages, blessings for those struggling with infertility, rituals to prepare for or acknowledge an abortion, and much more.

Latest Rituals

The Key: A Ritual for Perinatal Loss

Ritual to acknowledge grief related to infertility or perinatal loss

grief, infertility, loss of a child

close up of white woman wearing white t-shirt with a few colorful horizontal stripes. she's wearing a necklace with a key hanging on it, and she's holding the key with two fingers. she has rings on her pointer and middle fingers.

Prayer for a Mother of a Newborn in the NICU

“Sarah waited, far too long. / So what’s a few more days, right?”

childbirth, pregnancy, premature

close up of light-skinned adult hand holding hand of small baby

A Short Prayer for Justice

“We know what to do: / Agitate, organize, shout”

abortion, justice, racial justice, social justice

Group of women protesting, one with a megaphone, raising fists with determination and signs in Arabic.

After Roe: A Havdalah Ritual for Losing Abortion Access

Ritual to acknowledge loss of abortion access

abortion, America, feminism, gender, social justice

Silhouette of a person blowing out a candle against a vivid blue background.

From Out of the Narrow Place: Prayer for Pro-Choice Rally

“Let us use our voices and our votes to cry out as loud as we can”

abortion, feminism, justice, social justice

Protesters near the U.S. Capitol holding signs supporting abortion rights on a sunny day.

Confessional to the Women We’ve Failed

“For all of our failures to protect you, our daughters, mothers, partners and friends”

abortion, al het, feminism, justice, social justice

Protesters outside a government building hold signs advocating for abortion access.

Prayer for Our Power, Prayer for Our Choice

“Let today be the day we learn our power”

abortion, feminism, justice, social justice

Protesters holding signs, including a prominent one saying Keep Abortion Legal, near the U.S. Capitol building.

An Intention for Reproductive Justice to Reign Supreme

“And we will see to it that justice, the kind you fought for and died protecting, ever reigns”

abortion, feminism, justice, social justice

A protest crowd holding signs, including one that reads STILL WE RISE, outside a modern building.

Infertility Speaks: An Imagined Support Group for Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Hannah

This is a script for an imagined infertility support group for Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Hannah

Three women with eyes closed, embracing closely in a serene, intimate moment against a light background.

Prayer for Those Yearning for a Child

“We pray that those yearning to conceive, carry, foster or adopt will lead to a joyful outcome”

baby naming, brit milah, family

Sunlight creating bokeh effect over dewy grass, with a warm and dreamy atmosphere.