Lifecycles

The Story of Moses: An Adoption Hagadah | Complete Ceremony

By Michele Kriegman

A Passover Haggadah for adoptive parents, adopted children, and birth parents

Havdalah Ritual for a Failed Adoption | Complete Ceremony

By Janet Ruth Falon

While happily the majority of adoptions work out as planned, some do not. This havdalah ceremony marks such a loss.

Naming Ceremony for an Adopted Child | Complete Ceremony

By Anonymous

A naming ceremony written especially for an adopted child.

Prayer for an Adopted Child | Prayer

By Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

A prayer for the gift of an adopted child in which the baby is welcomed, the parents pledge to create a good and Jewish life for the child and ask God's blessings for the baby's health and well-being.

Application Day | Poem

By Nehama Benmosche