By Shmuel Rosner: In U.S., some write their own Mezuza prayer, others turn to Torah-yoga
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Title:Yes, Representative of ALL Sorele
Name:b`galil
City: State: Israel
You may not get around too much but the kinds of things described are practiced by many different Jews. They are not "replacements" to prayer - they are simply traditions that Jews use to bring into their lives.

An Orange on a seder plate is obviously not a practice of Jewish law but simply a tradition to show the importance (to some) of women being part of something that for hundreds of years was kjept from them because the Rabbinic laws were written by men.

A woman may NOT be obligated to perform time-bound mitzvot but the is NOTHING in Jewish Law that PREVENTS her from doing so.