Capturing the Tree of Life pattern by creating a placenta print
A mother’s prayer for the health and well-being of her new baby and the wisdom to raise her
Traditional prayer of thanks for a mother after delivering a child, or for one who has recently escaped danger or returned safely from a journey
To recite when the baby is born or at the ceremony
While happily the majority of adoptions work out as planned, some do not. This havdalah ceremony marks such a loss.
A prayer for the gift of an adopted child in which the baby is welcomed, the parents pledge to create a good and Jewish life for the child, and ask God’s blessings for the baby’s health and well-being
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