Prayer for Nursing for the First Time
From an Italian collection of 18th century prayers for married women written by Dr. Giuseppe Cohen and presented to his bride as a wedding gift.
View ArticleA Weaning Ceremony for Joshua Ruben and Eli Nathaniel and for Me
A beautiful weaning ceremony celebrated at Havdalah for twins and their mom
View ArticleEncountering the Divine Presence
The author realizes that in a religion imbued with the idea of making ordinary moments sacred through blessing, there was no blessing for the moment of her first period. She explores how that moment...
View ArticleAnointing with Breast Milk
Excerpted from an original babynaming ceremony in which the baby is welcomed into the covenant by anointing her with breast milk
View ArticleBlessing for Breastfeeding
A breastfeeding blessing based on "Asher Yatzar," which honors the body's miraculous workings, but with an emphasis on the feminine aspects of the Divine
View ArticleWhat is a Mikveh? An Introduction to the Jewish Ritual Bath
What is a Mikveh? An introduction to Jewish ritual bath.
View ArticleWeaning Ritual
A weaning ritual to allow child to transition to next phase of independence
View ArticlePrayer for a Pumping Parent
"Blessings of the breasts and the womb. / So that you may nurse, and be satisfied"
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Design Your Own Ritual with a Little Help from a Ritual Guide
Ritual helps us pay attention. From the joy of a recovery to the grief of a funeral, ritual helps us inhabit the breadth of human experience.
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A Mikveh Ritual for Weaning
This time there was no escaping it. This was my last child, and this would be the end of our physical attachment.
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