Welcoming & Raising Children

We greet each child with affection and joy. Every baby comes to us full of promise and potential. As parents, we are privileged to welcome them into our families, our communities, and the embrace of the Jewish people. Raising children to adulthood, we encounter many milestones along the way. Children are weaned, lose their teeth, and start school. Some get their driver’s licenses and eventually leave home for good. Here are rituals for welcoming children and for celebrating the milestones on their paths to adulthood.

Latest Rituals

Using a set of values to write your own blessings for a new baby

Crafting Values-based Blessings for a New Baby

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

Brit Horim: A New Parent Ketubah

“I created this prayer when I was a member of a very small synagogue with just a few children”

Communal Blessing for the Children

“May you never feel alone for you will always have each other”

Sibling Blessing

“With you, we see a future we can only begin to imagine”

We See You

Ritual haircutting ceremony for children

Upsherin: His and Hers

“Let imagination flow through these portals”

Blessing for a Home Learning Space / ברכה למקום למידה ביתי

A prayer for fathers

A Prayer for Dad

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Count On Telling Your Story: A Ritualwell In-Person Immersion

Join us for Count On Telling Your Story: A Ritualwell In-Person Immersion on Sunday, June 9th. Mix and mingle with old and new friends, enjoy delicious kosher-vegetarian food and engage in a variety of creative, thought-provoking sessions exploring rituals, writing, and art.

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