Healing & Hard Times. Hard times are inevitable. But support and healing are available in many forms. Rituals - from mikveh to meditation - can help us move from darkness to light.

“Comfort, comfort My people, nachamu nachamu ami.” (Isaiah, chapter 40, verse 1)
The prophet Isaiah offered these simple but profound words from God to the Jewish people after the Temple was destroyed and all hope seemed lost. For Isaiah, comfort existed in the belief that a better day was coming and in the certainty that good would triumph over evil.

Today, many of us struggle to find meaning during illness, death, divorce, violence, even natural disasters. While we may long for something as unwavering as Isaiah’s faith, few of us have that. So we search for tools to help us confront the truth of hardship and begin the process of healing.

Birkat ha-Gomel 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 [more]	From Darkness to Light A prayer to find the holy sparks within the dark places of ourselves [more]
Mikveh Following Cancer A piece describing a woman's experiences with breast cancer and the healing power of a mikveh ritual [more]	Ahavat Olam (Eternal Love) A prayer, based on the traditional Ahavat Olam (eternal love) adapted for someone who died of AIDS [more]
Healing Well A healing prayer to be said when immersing in the mikveh [more]	Healing Ritual Between Daughter and Mother Seeking closure for a difficult relationship [more]
Prelude to Mikveh A kavanah for ritual immersion that focuses on the experience of mikveh as an experience of the Divine [more]	Give Way to the Way A prayer for the mikveh [more]
Endings and Beginnings: A Modern Psalm Wishes for hope, optimism, and new possibilities [more]	A Jewish Prayer for Darfur Giving word to Jewish conscience [more]
Waters of Healing Meditation – Kos Refuah/Cup of Healing A meditation based on Miriam's Well [more]