ShefaNetwork.org: The Conservative/Masorti Movement
Dreaming from Within
LifeCycles
Click here for the archive of LifeCycle Teshuvot from the Committee of Jewish Law and Standards.
For Individuals
- Your Jewish Journey
- Hazak (55+)
- The Shefa Mikvah Page
- Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff: "Family Violence"
- Rabbi Menachem Creditor: Jewish Domestic Violence: A Response
For Couples
- Pre-marital exercise // Planning a Wedding
- Sample GLBTQ Marriage/Partnering Rituals
- From Rabbi David Greenstein: A New, Inclusive Qiddushin
- A "Kosher" Wedding
- Divorce: Rekindling Tradition as Life Partnerships End (SK3)
Also see:
- The MyJewishLearning.com Marriage Page
- Jewish Weddings/Partnering Cermonies from Ritualwell.org
- Translation of the ketubah text(s)
For Babies
Circumcision: Wholeness and Sacrifice
Also see:
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
You’re Invited to a Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Also see:
For Parents & Grandparents
Healing and Ilness
- Visiting the Sick
- Bikkur Cholim Handbook: "Give me your hand"
Death and Mourning
- Preparing the Dead for Life's Final Passage
- Death and Mourning Customs
- A Guide for the Bereaved and the Comforters
- Meal of Consolation
Also See
The Mission of the ShefaNetwork is two-fold: To bring together dreamers from within the Conservative Movement and to give their dreams an audible voice. We are part of the Conservative Movement and commit ourselves to work towards its health. Be a part of our community of builders and dreamers!
