Ceremonies For Newborns

Celebrating a Boy or a Girl

 

 

FEATURED ARTICLES ON CEREMONIES FOR BABIES

 

The Circumcision Debate

Brit Milah: Barbaric practice or life-giving covenant?

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Welcoming Girls Since Biblical Times

Full-blown ceremonies for girls are relatively new--but Jewish cultures around the world have always had rituals and customs for celebrating the birth of girls.

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Tradition and Innovation

Can a traditional family design a ceremony for their daughter that is simultaneously old and new?

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Making the Cut
Everything you always wanted to know about the mohel (ritual circumciser).

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On Choosing the Name
Why and how Jews name children--the customs are more diverse than you might think.

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How To

How to plan a brit milah (circumcision)

 

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Bibliography

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