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Current Issues in Lifecycle Ritual

On feminism, traditionalism, innovation, interfaith families, and more.

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Tradition and the Lifecycle

All Jews are treated equally by Jewish tradition when it comes to marking life’s passages.

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What Do Our Ceremonies Do?

Sanctifying the ordinary and celebrating change.

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Why Lifecycle Ritual?
Lifecycle customs and ceremonies transform life transitions and connect us to each other.

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Why Do We Have Lifecycle Rituals?

Overview of why Jewish ritual and what it does.

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Jewish Tradition and the Lifecycle

Jewish lifecycle rituals reflect a communal orientation, the democratic nature of traditions, the relationship between the biological and the social, and the inevitability of evolution and change.

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Conversion to Judaism

Judaism and Conversion. Converting to Judaism. Jewish Lifecycle.