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Pre-chemo Upsherin Ceremony
Ritual haircut ceremony for someone undergoing chemotherapy
Prof. Sarah Bunin Benor and Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer
Wearing My Scars Proudly: On Creating a Mikveh Ceremony for a Double...
Choose Life!: Mikveh Immersion Ceremony Before Preventative Mastectomy
"I express gratitude for the opportunity to prevent harm to my holy, beautiful body"
Rabbi Haviva Ner-David
Blessing for Tears
We mustn't ever forget our tears
Devon Spier
Traditional Mikveh Blessings
Traditional blessings for mikveh immersion
Ritualwell
Before I Lost My Hair: Reflection on Psalm 90
A reflection on Psalm 90 in the context of cancer treatment
BimBam (formerly G-dcast)
What is a Mikveh? An Introduction to the Jewish Ritual Bath
What is a Mikveh? An introduction to Jewish ritual bath.
BimBam (formerly G-dcast)
Seeking Light #After Cancer
Ritual for Allaying Fear
The story and ritual explanation of how a tallit and the recitation of the sh'ma helped allay fears during cancer treatment.
Susan Kaplow, MSW, Phd.
Yizkor
A poem in preparation of saying a name for the first time
Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp

Pre-chemo Upsherin Ceremony

By Prof. Sarah Bunin Benor and Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer

Ritual haircut ceremony for someone undergoing chemotherapy more

Tags: cancer, upshirin

Wearing My Scars Proudly: On Creating a Mikveh Ceremony for a Double Mascectomy

By Eli Deush K.

It was important to me to say goodbye to my old body ... taking a vow to wear my scars proudly. more

Tags: mikveh, cancer

Choose Life!: Mikveh Immersion Ceremony Before Preventative Mastectomy

By Rabbi Haviva Ner-David

"I express gratitude for the opportunity to prevent harm to my holy, beautiful body" more

Tags: mikveh, cancer

Blessing for Tears

By Devon Spier

We mustn't ever forget our tears more

Tags: cancer, maror

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

Tags: cancer, BimBam

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

Seeking Light #After Cancer

By Rabbi Ilana Garber

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. 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

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