Blessings for the Conclusion of a Meal at a Girl Baby Naming Ceremony
Revised traditional “Harakhaman” for a baby naming
Secular Humanist Meditation
A parents’ pledge to their infant son
Supplemental Verses to Grace After the Meal
For optional incorporation into a baby naming ceremony
Planting a Sapling
A tradition dating from the Talmudic era
Talmud Ta’anit 23a
A talmudic story about tree planting
With All My Heart
A mother’s prayer for the health and well-being of her new baby and the wisdom to raise her
Bring Me Good Guarantors
A reading based on a traditional text in which God withholds the Torah from the Jews until they can offer good guarantors
The Brit of Ayelet Kalila Vivianne Cohler-Esses
An original baby-naming ceremony using biblical images of the covenant which are not tied to gender. The ceremony makes use of henna as a symbol of the blood of the covenant.
Birkat Ha-Gomel with Feminine G-d Language
Traditional prayer of thanks for a mother after delivering a child, or for one who has recently escaped danger or returned safely from a journey
Covenant of Creation
A modern poem based on biblical texts
