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A symbol of life, love, and renewal at a baby naming ceremony

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Celebrating the gift of life through faith, love, and courage

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A modern prayer for a baby naming

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A traditional blessing for a girl’s baby naming

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A traditional Sephardic blessing for a girl

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From a traditional Zeved Habat, with slight modifications

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Giving the first gift, the gift of a name

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Modern prayer in Hebrew and English invoking the matriarchs

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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.

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Draws on traditional Sephardic Zeved Habat ceremony and adds new rituals, including Miriam’s chair and modern poetry

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