Blessing the New Parents
Blessing to be recited by the officiant to the new parents at the welcoming ceremony
Awakening the Senses
A new ritual in which the infant is offered something to stimulate each of her senses
Build Me a Daughter
Modern prayer
We Dedicate Our Child to Torah
A modern prayer for a baby naming
Traditional Blessing for Naming a Daughter
A traditional blessing for a girl’s baby naming
Deuteronomy 29:9-13
God incorporates all future generations into the covenant at Mt. Sinai
Every Person Born into This World
Readings celebrating the uniqueness of each child
Traditional Sephardic Mi Shebeirakh for Naming a Daughter
A traditional Sephardic blessing for a girl
Naming Formula: Mi Shebeirakh
From a traditional Zeved Habat, with slight modifications
From Our Foremothers
Modern prayer invoking the foremothers
