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Yizkor

Shared by Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp | Poem

A poem in preparation of saying a name for the first time [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement

Tags: cancer, yizkor

Faith Zap Love. Today.

By Gari Julius Weilbacher | Prayer

A meditation the author created to use during radiation treatments for breast cancer [more]

Found In: Healing from Illness

Tags: cancer

Beginning a Religious Response to Mastectomy

By Sylvia Rothschild | Prayer

A meditation before a mastectomy [more]

Found In: Healing from Illness

Tags: cancer, meditation

A Celebration of Life

By Nancy H. Wiener with Judith Tax | Complete Ceremony

Because 18 ("chai," or life, in Hebrew) years represents a lifetime, this woman decided to celebrate the 18th anniversary of her mastectomy with a pre-havdalah ritual. [more]

Found In: Healing from Illness

Tags: cancer, havdalah

A Time to Heal

By Lori Marx-Rubiner | Complete Ceremony

A mikveh ceremony performed with friends marking the end of chemotheraphy before surgery [more]

Found In: Healing from Illness

Tags: cancer, Debbie Friedman, mikveh

Mikveh Following Cancer

By Diane Bernbaum | Article

A piece describing a woman's experiences with breast cancer and the healing power of a mikveh ritual [more]

Found In: Healing from Illness, Healing & Hard Times

Tags: cancer, mikveh

Mikveh for Recurrence or Exacerbation of Cancer

Created by Mayyim Hayyim Ritual Creation Team, 2004 | Complete Ceremony

This ritual is designed for someone wanting to immerse in the healing waters of the mikveh upon learning of a recurrence or exacerbation of cancer [more]

Found In: Healing from Illness

Tags: cancer, mikveh