Baby NamingsMazel Tov on welcoming a new baby (newborn or adopted) into your life/lives!
Jewish naming ceremonies are designed to welcome a new baby into your lives in warm and meaningful ways derived not only from Jewish tradition, but also within a personalized family context. Baby namings are often sentimental. Not only is it the official welcome of the baby into Jewish life, but the Hebrew name chosen is often after a relative who has died. For a baby naming, I meet with the family and help them select a Hebrew name, prepare a service and naming certificate, and conduct the naming ceremony during which I bless the baby for a life filled with a sense of God, Torah and good deeds. |
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BoysFor a newborn baby boy, a bris is usually done on the 8th day of life and it is the ritual circumcision performed by a mohel. The service includes the naming, which is often done by a rabbi, but if the circumcision itself has been performed by the doctor in the hospital, then the naming is done separately.
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GirlsThe naming ceremonies for girls are identical to those for boys with the exclusion of circumcision, of course.
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