conception

Nes Gadol Haya Sham: A Great Miracle Happened There

Shared by Rabbi Rachel Greengrass | Reading

A reading for a baby naming on Hanukkah [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals, Childbirth, Pregnancy

Prayer for an Expanding Family

By Rabbi Eleanor Steinman | Prayer

Just as God hear the prayers of our matriarchs, so too may God hear our prayers. [more]

Found In: Rosh Hashanah, Starting a Family

Life in the Womb

Based on the Zohar | Reading

A fanciful account, based on the Zohar, a mystical text, describing a baby's life in the womb, during which time, a candle burns over the baby's head enabling her to see from one end of the universe to the other and the angels teach her all of Torah. [more]

Found In: Pregnancy

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Hannah's Prayer from Berakhot 31b

By Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin | Prayer

A form of this touching prayer in modern English [more]

Found In: Infertility

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As at the Creation of Eve

By Tikva Frymer-Kensky, z"l | Prayer

A prayer that may be said before a medical exam for those undergoing fertility treatment/counseling [more]

Found In: Starting a Family

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Prayers to be Said Before a Procedure, Insemination, and After a Procedure

By Rabbi Diane Cohen | Prayer

Biblical verses used to form three prayers "to be said before a procedure", "Verses to be said upon insemination" and "Verses to be recited upon arising from a procedure." [more]