New Jewish Ceremonies

A ritual to end the process of saying the Mourner's Kaddish for a loved one.

A healing ritual for victims of sexual, physical or psychological abuse.

A new Jewish ritual for sending young people off to college.

Celebrating menopause breaks the silences of a lifetime and forges a future of openness and sharing.

This ceremony uses elements of Jewish and other traditions to share a sense of possibility and openness with a newly menstruant girl.

The celebration of an infant's weaning goes back to the feast Abraham held for his son Isaac.

A ritual in recognition of the author's miscarriage emerged from a year of studying about the infertile Hannah, who eventually had a child.

The author adapts biblical texts to create a ritual that expresses the anguish of terminating a pregnancy

Through prayer and ritual during the month after the termination, the parents work through lingering feelings of guilt and sorrow.

This ceremony ritually celebrates the moment that homosexuals, bisexuals, or transsexuals publicly declare their sexual identities.