candle lighting

Turning 80

By Judith Ruskay Rabinor | Poem

A ceremony planned by a daughter for family and friends to celebrate her mother's 80th birthday [more]

Found In: Milestone Birthdays

Tags: candle lighting

Leaving Shloshim

By Janet Madden | Complete Ceremony

A ceremony following or in lieu of Mincha (afternoon service) [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement

Tags: candle lighting, handwashing, shloshim, tree planting

A Ner Nishamah

By Lori Lefkovitz and Rabbi Lenny Gordon | Ritual Component

Lighting a candle, symbolic of the new soul born into the world. Can also be used like a yahrzeit candle to recall the departed soul for whom the baby is named. Also a covenantal symbol. [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: candle lighting, covenant

A Prayer for a Special Candle Lighting

By Rabbi Fred V. Davidow and Rabbi David Fass | Prayer

"There is a new light in our hearts and in our home..." [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: candle lighting

Alzheimer's: The Loss Before the Loss

By Lori Schneide |

A ritual to help navigate the challenges of Alzheimer's disease honoring both the sufferer and the support network [more]

Found In: Growing Older

Tags: candle lighting, dementia, priestly blessing

Candle-Lighting Ceremony for a Bat Mitzvah

By Rabbi Danielle Upbin and Mindy Solomon | Complete Ceremony

Riffing on the now-traditional candle-lighting, this ceremony offers a candle for eight women in Jewish history. [more]

Found In: Bar / Bat Mitzvah

Tags: candle lighting

Cup of Life Ceremony

Complete Ceremony

A beautiful alternative to a candle-lighting ceremony [more]

Found In: Bar / Bat Mitzvah

Tags: candle lighting

The Fire of Rosh Chodesh: An Opening Ritual

By Rabbi Jill Hammer | Article

An article about ancient bonfires associated with the announcing of Rosh Chodesh, and modern rituals invoking them. [more]

Found In: Rosh Chodesh

Tags: candle lighting

Candle-Lighting Reading

By Gila Gevirtz | Reading

Childhood memories of making Shabbat and its meaning to her as a child [more]

Found In: Friday Evening

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Candle-Lighting Blessings

Prayer

Blessings for lighting Shabbat candles using masculine and feminine God-language. Three women describe their families' practice of lighting Shabbat candles. [more]

Found In: Friday Evening

Tags: candle lighting