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Latest Rituals

Blessing of Gratitude for Queer Ancestors & Community
"I wanted a way of acknowledging and bringing my own queerness into the wedding ceremony"
Katie Kelly-Hankin (she/her), Sarah Grumet (she/they), Reed Kolber (they/them)
Responsive Reading for Coming Out
We see each other and we honor our journeys and those yet to come.
Rachel Dubin
Welcoming Queer Ancestors to the Sukkah
Welcoming historical and mythical ancestors
Alex Carter
Rainbows and Storms: A Queer Poem
"Rainbows and storms go hand in hand"
Jaden Diamond
Birkat Hodesh Ga'avah: A Blessing for Pride Month
"May the Holy One instill in us the wisdom to know our liberations are entwined together."
Rabbi Lily Solochek
I Feel Then a Tear: A Prayer in the Eyes of a Queer Man
"Our hands do not lace, like the tzitzit. / I wish they would."
Jaden Diamond
Ceremony of Affirmation and Renaming
celebrating a gender transition
Rabbi Neal Schuster
Blessing for Black T&GNC Folks
"Fierce heeled force of nature "
Martin Rawlings-Fein
Queer Aliyah Blessing
Blessing for calling queer Jews to the reading of Torah
Devon Spier
Queer/Chosen Family Gender Neutral Blessing for the Children
Gender-neutral blessings for children on Shabbat
Rakhel Silverman

Blessing for Pride

By Rabbi Joshua Zlochower, Rabbi Erica Steelman and Dr. Gloria Becker

This prayer was created to encourage and empower synagogues and organizations to incorporate LGBTIQ Pride into their synagogue celebrations on Shabbat. more

Tags: LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, pride month, queer, bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgender

A Guide to LGBTIQ Resources on Ritualwell

By Ritualwell

Ritualwell maintains a large collection of rituals, prayers and blessings that addresses the concerns and life experiences of people in LGBTQ communities. more

Tags: LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, pride month, queer

Prayer for Making First Decisions About Gender for a Child

By Rabbi David Dunn Bauer

Prayer for Jewish parents as they name, welcome, and make first decisions about gender for their child more

Tags: welcoming, LGBTIQ, naming, LGBTQ, queer, transgender, genderqueer, gender

Blessing of Gratitude for Queer Ancestors & Community

By Katie Kelly-Hankin (she/her), Sarah Grumet (she/they), Reed Kolber (they/them)

"I wanted a way of acknowledging and bringing my own queerness into the wedding ceremony" more

Tags: queer, bisexual, wedding, LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, gay, lesbian

Responsive Reading for Coming Out

By Rachel Dubin

We see each other and we honor our journeys and those yet to come. more

Tags: LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, lesbian, gay, gender inclusive, genderqueer, transgender, trans

Welcoming Queer Ancestors to the Sukkah

Welcoming historical and mythical ancestors more

Tags: sukkah, queer, LGBTIQ, genderqueer, gender inclusive

Rainbows and Storms: A Queer Poem

By Jaden Diamond

"Rainbows and storms go hand in hand" more

Tags: LGBTQ, LGBTIQ, lesbian, pride, pride month, rainbow, gay

Birkat Hodesh Ga'avah: A Blessing for Pride Month

By Rabbi Lily Solochek

"May the Holy One instill in us the wisdom to know our liberations are entwined together." more

Tags: liberation, pride, pride month, LGBTQ, LGBTIQ, queer

I Feel Then a Tear: A Prayer in the Eyes of a Queer Man

By Jaden Diamond

"Our hands do not lace, like the tzitzit. / I wish they would."

more

Tags: LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, gay, love

Ceremony of Affirmation and Renaming

By Rabbi Neal Schuster

celebrating a gender transition more

Tags: covenant, LGBTQ, LGBTIQ, gender, transgender, trans, genderqueer

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