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A Parent's Prayer

My father brought a tradition to our Friday night dinners. It was an opportunity to convey his love and hopes for his children—in particular, the hope that Jewish values would be important to us.  [more]

Found In: Friday Evening

Tags: priestly blessing

Adapted Traditional Bris Milah Ceremony

Shifting the focus away from the circumcision and toward welcoming [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: circumcision, gomel, mi sheberakh, priestly blessing, tekhine, welcoming

Friday Night Blessings of the Children

A family shares their "trickle down" multi-generational version of blessing their children [more]

Found In: Friday Evening

Tags: at the shabbat table, priestly blessing

Menopause Celebration

This ritual is to be performed by a group of women, some or all of whom have gone through menopause. It is to be held, in part, at a mikveh or a natural body of water. [more]

Found In: Menopause

Tags: mikveh, priestly blessing, shehekheyanu

Simchat HaDorot

A ceremony organized around Havdalah for a 90th-birthday celebration with children and grandchildren [more]

Found In: Milestone Birthdays

Tags: havdalah, priestly blessing

Let Your Heart Take Courage: A Ceremony for Entering a Nursing Home

Excerpts from a short ceremony to be performed on entering a nursing home [more]

Found In: Endings & Beginnings, Growing Older

Tags: mezuzah, priestly blessing

The Simchat Bat of Elana Shira

A ceremony for welcoming a baby girl into the covenant [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: covenant, naming, priestly blessing, welcoming

Alzheimer's: The Loss Before the Loss

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

Healing Ritual Between Daughter and Mother

Seeking closure for a difficult relationship [more]

Found In: Healing & Hard Times

Tags: priestly blessing

Traditional Parental Blessing

This blessing is traditionally used every Friday evening by parents when blessing their children. [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals, Friday Evening

Tags: at the shabbat table, Marcia Falk, priestly blessing