Childhood Milestones

The first haircut, the first lost tooth, the first day of school. Childhood is full of firsts—milestone moments when parents pause and realize how quickly time passes and how grateful we are to arrive at each small landmark. These prayers and blessings sanctify such moments, bringing holiness to the everyday business of raising children. 

Latest Rituals

A complete ritual for a family to bury the new child’s placenta under a plant in the garden.
A Placenta-Planting Ritual
“I’m proud of you, my child, for the courage to step away from family and  familiarity / For venturing out to meet new people, try new things, discover a new You.”
teen jumping into a lake
“May you claim your ancient power”
brown skinned woman in black tank dress holding hands and dancing with two brown skinned girls by the ocean with water in the background and sunlight

“Your birthright renews every breath”

Tomorrow

“May you never feel alone for you will always have each other”

Sibling Blessing

Ritual haircutting ceremony for children

Upsherin: His and Hers

“Let imagination flow through these portals”

Blessing for a Home Learning Space / ברכה למקום למידה ביתי

A meditation for those who do not read Hebrew but wish to learn Torah

In Each Word a Generation

The Reconstructionist Network

Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Jewish Spiritual Autobiography

 Writing a spiritual autobiography helps you to discover how teachers, touchstones, symbols and stories have led you to make meaning and understand the sacred in your personal story. In this immersion, join Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, a writer and spiritual director, to map out and narrate your most sacred life experiences. Four sessions starting May 16, 2024. 

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