Excerpt from an original babynaming ceremony in which the baby is welcomed into the covenant by perfuming her ears with myrtle
Lighting a candle, symbolic of the new soul born into the world. Can also be used like a yahrzeit candle to recall the departed soul for whom the baby is named. Also a covenantal symbol.
With Hebrew, a traditional blessing
Excerpted from an original babynaming ceremony in which the baby is welcomed into the covenant by anointing her with breast milk
God incorporates all future generations into the covenant at Mt. Sinai
God makes a covenant with Abraham, commands Abraham to circumcise himself and his descendants, and changes Abraham and Sarah’s names
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.
Draws on traditional Sephardic Zeved Habat ceremony and adds new rituals, including Miriam’s chair and modern poetry
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