I was deeply honored to facilitate a conscious gathering for a mother stepping through the milestone of becoming the parent of a Bar-Mitzvah boy. This rite of passage ceremony was created to mark her meaningful transition, to shower her with love, witness her light, and support her as she crossed into this new chapter of motherhood.

The ceremony was held on Rosh Chodesh Elul, a time that reflects the beauty of cyclical, sacred time. Elul, the final month of the Hebrew calendar, is a season of conscious endings and spiritual preparation for the new year. As the Sefer Yetzirah teaches, “the end is wedged in the beginning.” In the same way, as she stepped through this threshold, some parts of her role as a mother were ready to fall away, and others were ready to be born.

Elul is also known as the month of love, its letters forming the acronym for the verse from Song of Songs: Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li — “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine.” Rooted in this energy of renewal, the circle became a space for her to be held in love — with the Divine, with her son, and with herself.

Flow :
- Community potluck and Elul-themed welcome
- Storytelling of her motherhood journey, witnessed in love and joy
- Collective song, prayer, and story-weaving
-Mini-Tashlich ritual with water songs and blessings
-Herbal bath, flower blessing, and embodied receiving
- Closing with dance, music, and communal joy