Milestone Birthdays

Birthday cake and presents are fun, but ritual adds meaning and depth to milestone birthday celebrations as we express gratitude and blessings for another year lived.

Latest Rituals

A poem on counting the years with your grandchildren.
children in silhouette playing on the rocks
“We all have a name / given by the mountains we climb”
person standing on mountain in front of sea of clouds and sunshine

“Whatever makes you weep / may it open your eyes”

Alchemy of Blessing

Source sheet pairing verses from Eicha with voices of immigrant parents separated from their children

Third Age Ritual
Elders’ Prayer
A poem acknowledging we each have divine gifts.
For Sharing Divine Gifts

“I would like to bless us … To go naturally, and simply, and glowing on the face of the earth”

A Birthday Poem of Gratitude

An article about the meaning of birthdays in Jewish tradition and how to make birthdays more meaningful, Jewishly

Birthdays, Jewishly

The Reconstructionist Network

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