Preserve the memory of your loved one with a plaque on our Yahrzeit(Yiddish) The anniversary of a death, usually marked by the lighting of a 24-hour yahrzeit candle and the recitation of Kaddish, the memorial prayer. For U.S. Jews, the unveiling of the headstone usually takes place on or around the first yahrzeit. Wall. Learn More ->
Historically, Jewish people have formally welcomed boys into the covenant with God, marking the occasion with celebration and circumcision. The birth of a girl was met with joy, but no ritual or communal celebration. We offer a variety of ways to formally welcome both girls and boys. You’ll also find naming rituals and blessings for parents, grandparents and children.
Watch the video to learn about finding a mohel, what a brit milah is all about, and some popular modern spins on this ancient tradition
Watch this video about how to choose a name for your baby
A ceremony that involves adding spices to a blessing filled spice box to mark the welcoming of their third child and to mark the completion of their family
Encouraging those in attendance of the bris to be present in feeling and accompanying the baby through his pain
A poem for the baby naming of a girl focusing on matrilineal connection across generations
A reading for a baby naming on Hanukkah
Shifting the focus away from the circumcision and toward welcoming
A prayer in English and Yiddish to be recited on the occasion of a son’s bris
Awakening a child’s senses by anointing with oil and sharing inspirational verses
Prayer for Jewish parents as they name, welcome, and make first decisions about gender for their child
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