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Welcoming Daughters

Looking at a baby girl and feeling the joy of celebrating who she is and who she will become are wonderful experiences. A welcoming foot washing ceremony is one way of concretizing that joy. [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: birthdays

Simchat Chokhmah

The original Simchat Chokhmah from which all others have derived. Elements include the donning of a shroud, the taking of a new name, and the planting of a tree. [more]

Found In: Milestone Birthdays, Becoming an Elder

Tags: birthdays, Debbie Friedman, Marcia Falk, tree planting

Birthdays, Jewishly

An article about the meaning of birthdays in Jewish tradition and how to make birthdays more meaningful, Jewishly [more]

Found In: Milestone Birthdays, Childhood Milestones

Tags: birthdays, upshirin

Placenta and Tree Planting

This ceremony marks a child's first birthday with the planting of the placenta which nourished the child in utero. [more]

Found In: Childhood Milestones, Parenting Day-to-Day

Tags: birthdays, placenta