Cardin, Rabbi Nina Beth. Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope: A Jewish Spiritual Companion for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss. Jewish Lights Publishing, 1998.
Prayers, rituals, and readings for those struggling with the uncertainty of infertility and the sorrow of pregnancy loss.
Gold, Michael. And Hannah Wept: Infertility, Adoption and the Jewish Couple. Jewish Publication Society, 1988.
Discusses infertility and adoption as they are treated both in the Bible and in rabbinic literature, weaving in a pastoral perspective (the author is a rabbi) and practical medical information.
Frymer-Kensky, Tikva. "A Ritual for Affirming and Accepting Pregnancy.” In Daughters of the King: Women and the Synagogue. Ed. Susan Grossman and Rivka Haut. Jewish Publication Society, 1992.
A ritual to be performed in the synagogue, in which a couple accepts the "covenantal role" of being God's partners in creation. Includes statements of the mother's intention to maintain a healthy pregnancy, and a rabbi's prayer for the expectant couple.
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