Lifecycle Rituals

Prayer for Jewish Parents as They Name, Welcome, and Make First Decisions About Gender for Their Child
Prayer for Jewish Parents as They Name, Welcome, and Make First Decisions About Gender for Their Child

A prayer for families who are about to have a baby, or who have just given birth.

Celebrating the Age of Mitzvah: A Guide for all Genders
Celebrating the Age of Mitzvah: A Guide for all Genders

Concrete suggestions and best practices to design and support affirming b' mitzvah celebrations

Honoring the Process of Coming Out
Honoring the Process of Coming Out

Poem and blessings to accompany ritual immersion for a person who is coming out as LGBTQ compiled by Mayyim Hayyim, mikveh and educational center.

Trans/Gender Queer Jewish Wedding Service
Trans/Gender Queer Jewish Wedding Service

A template and discussion on how to hold a queer affirming wedding ritual.

Toward a Gender-Inclusive Hevra Kadisha
Toward a Gender-Inclusive Hevra Kadisha

This document, provided by the Community Hevra Kadisha of Greater Boston, works to provide a framework for inclusion of transgender and gender nonconforming Jews in traditional Jewish death and burial practices.

Shabbat

Shabbat and Havdalah Guide for LGBTQ+ Jews of Color
Shabbat and Havdalah Guide for LGBTQ+ Jews of Color

Check out this guide to enhance your Shabbat and Havdalah services.

Pride Shabbat Planning Guide
Pride Shabbat Planning Guide

Use this guide to plan your own Pride Shabbat celebration, whether at your synagogue or in your living room.

Queer/Chosen Family Blessing for the Children
Queer/Chosen Family Blessing for the Children

This resource is intended to make this ritual inclusive for all kinds of families- with a gender-neutral traditional version, as well as new blessings for queer chosen families and for queer youth.

Egalitarian and Queer Inclusive Bentcher
Egalitarian and Queer Inclusive Bentcher

A bentcher that uses non-gendered language for God.

Gender-Inclusive Aliyah Cards
Gender-Inclusive Aliyah Cards

Download these gender-inclusive aliyah cards for your Torah service.