Life-Cycle

Carly (Ketzirah) on April 9th, 2010

I awoke this morning to find my beloved pet rabbit, Derby, had left this world.  I was up before the sun, which is normal, came down to do yoga and found him.  I am not one to call a pet my “baby” and I don’t consider them “people.”   But, this precious creature is one of [...]

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Carly (Ketzirah) on October 18th, 2009

October is a busy month for me this year.  I had known for several months that I would be officiating a Simchat Bat (Blessing of the Daughter), but all of a sudden I had a wedding to officiate and another baby blessing! The Wedding The wedding was for a couple that I didn’t know at [...]

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Carly (Ketzirah) on October 23rd, 2007

Today is the 11 of Cheshvan, and it is the historical Yahrzteit of Rachel Imeinu (Rachel the Matriarch). I don’t have a new ritual for this year, so forgive the reposting of the one I posted a couple of years ago. This ritual can be used to honor Rachel Imeinu or any ancestor. This is [...]

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