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Traditional Mikveh Blessings

By Ritualwell

Traditional blessings for mikveh immersion more

Tags: abortion, birthdays, cancer, conversion, mikveh, miscarriage, name change, rape, same-sex wedding, sex

Before I Lost My Hair: Reflection on Psalm 90 [Video]

By BimBam (formerly G-dcast)

A reflection on Psalm 90 in the context of cancer treatment more

What is a Mikveh? An Introduction to the Jewish Ritual Bath [Video]

By BimBam (formerly G-dcast)

What is a Mikveh? An introduction to Jewish ritual bath. more

Tags: abortion, adoption, anniversary, breastfeeding, cancer, conception, covenant, engagement, get, gomel, loss of a child, miscarriage, name change, sex, stillbirth, BimBam

They kept telling me that once we got through the terrible summer, the “summer of yuck” as we called it, that I would find light, happiness and health. They tried to reassure me, as we checked each... more

Tags: cancer, candle lighting

Ritual for Allaying Fear

By Susan Kaplow, MSW, Phd.

The story and ritual explanation of how a tallit and the recitation of the sh'ma helped allay fears during cancer treatment. more

Tags: shema, tallit, tzitzit, cancer

Yizkor

By Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp

A poem in preparation of saying a name for the first time more

Tags: yizkor, cancer

Faith Zap Love. Today.

By Gari Julius Weilbacher

A meditation the author created to use during radiation treatments for breast cancer more

Tags: cancer

Beginning a Religious Response to Mastectomy

By Sylvia Rothschild

A meditation before a mastectomy more

Tags: meditation, cancer

A Celebration of Life

By Nancy H. Wiener with Judith Tax

Because 18 ("chai," or life, in Hebrew) years represents a lifetime, this woman decided to celebrate the 18th anniversary of her mastectomy with a pre-havdalah ritual. more

Tags: havdalah, cancer

A Time to Heal

By Lori Marx-Rubiner

A mikveh ceremony performed with friends marking the end of chemotheraphy before surgery more

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