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Ending Relationships

The dissolution of a relationship is heartbreaking. Years of shared love and commitment can turn to bitterness and acrimony. Even friendly separations generate feelings of sorrow and loss. We offer rituals that address these emotions. These ceremonies also remedy the male-female power imbalance inherent in the traditional Jewish divorce procedure.

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Jewish Divorce

A brief mourning ceremony performed by a divorcee and her friends following a traditional get ceremony [more]

Found In: Divorce

Tags: get

The Divorced Woman

A mourning ritual for a divorcee to be performed with a group of women friends immediately following the traditional get ceremony [more]

Found In: Divorce

Tags: get, handwashing

Divorce as Bereavement: Where Were My Cakes and Casseroles?

This article describes ways in which the Jewish community can do a better job of reaching out to divorced women, especially those who were "left" by their spouses. While the author addresses herself to women, much of the same advice would apply to men in a similar situation. [more]

Found In: Divorce

Confirmation of Reconstructionist Jewish Divorce (Patur) - Male Couple

A certificate for dissolution of a partnership between two men [more]

Found In: Divorce, Gender & Sexual Identity

Tags: LGBTIQ