log in | create an account
GET EMAIL UPDATES

Divorce

Historically, only a man could initiate Jewish divorce proceedings. The ceremony itself required a woman’s passive participation and did not address the concerns of same-sex couples. Recognizing that a divorce means more than the disillusion of property, we offer rituals to provide comfort and closure—addressing  a range of emotions for all people going through a divorce. May they bring healing to all who use them.

Photo from istockphoto.com

Woman-Initiated Reconstructionist Jewish Divorce (Get)

From the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association Manual | Document

Language which can be used for an egalitarian bill of divorce/ritual "get," woman to man [more]

Found In: Divorce

Tags: get

Man-Initiated Reconstructionist Jewish Divorce (Get)

From the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association Manual | Document

Language which can be used for an egalitarian bill of divorce/ritual "get," man to woman [more]

Found In: Divorce

Tags: get

Confirmation of Reconstructionist Jewish Divorce (Patur) - Female Couple

From the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association Manual | Document

A certificate for dissolution of a partnership between two women [more]

Found In: Divorce, Gender & Sexual Identity

Tags: LGBTIQ

Healing the Jewish Divorce Ceremony and Ourselves

By Tirzah Firestone | Complete Ceremony

An egalitarian and emotion-filled get ceremony performed in the presence of the couple's havurah, which has also been torn apart by the divorce [more]

Found In: Divorce

Tags: get

Mourning a Marriage

By Rabbi Laura Geller | Complete Ceremony

An article describing a ceremony for a woman to do among friends following a traditional get [more]

Found In: Divorce

Tags: get

My Un-Wedding Ceremony

By Judyth Labensohn | Complete Ceremony

A ritual to be performed by a woman with women friends after the traditional get ceremony. The ritual moves from mourning to celebration and renewal. [more]

Found In: Divorce

Tags: get

Yom Chadash [A New Day]

By Myrna Gale | Complete Ceremony

A ceremony for a divorced woman to perform with a group of friends in which she mourns her old life and celebrates her future [more]

Found In: Divorce

Spiritual Divorce Ceremony

By Rabbi Jonathan Perlman | Complete Ceremony

A spiritual divorce ceremony performed by the husband in the company of friends and family to reframe his divorce as a healing [more]

Found In: Divorce

Jewish Divorce

By Cantor Judith Bender | Complete Ceremony

A brief mourning ceremony performed by a divorcee and her friends following a traditional get ceremony [more]

Found In: Divorce

Tags: get

The Divorced Woman

By Diane Cohen | Article

A mourning ritual for a divorcee to be performed with a group of women friends immediately following the traditional get ceremony [more]

Found In: Divorce

Tags: get, handwashing