Lifecycles

The Brit of Ayelet Kalila Vivianne Cohler-Esses | Complete Ceremony

By Larry and Dianne Cohler-Esses

An original baby-naming ceremony using biblical images of the covenant which are not tied to gender. The ceremony makes use of henna as a symbol of the blood of the covenant.

Gift of a Daughter: Zeved Habat | Complete Ceremony

By Carol and Rabbi Neal Rose

Draws on traditional Sephardic Zeved Habat ceremony and adds new rituals, including Miriam's chair and modern poetry

Simchat Banot | Complete Ceremony

By Sally Friedman and David Gmach

A welcoming ceremony for twins

Naming Ceremony for an Adopted Child | Complete Ceremony

By Anonymous

A naming ceremony written especially for an adopted child

The Simchat Bat of Elana Shira | Complete Ceremony

A ceremony for welcoming a baby girl into the covenant

In the beginning | Complete Ceremony

By Marne Joan & Leora Shirit Rochester

A modern-Hebrew naming ceremony

Simchat Brit | Complete Ceremony

By Debra Ruth Kolodny

Proposed service that includes new text, ritual objects, and a central role for the purifying blood of the mother