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Covenant & Naming Rituals

A couple lovingly gazes at their newborn baby, who is lying on a white blanket.

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.

Latest Rituals

With Hebrew, a traditional blessing

newborn baby with dark hair

Excerpted from an original babynaming ceremony in which the baby is welcomed into the covenant by anointing her with breast milk

womans hands touching baby

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

mother snuggling baby

Blessing to be recited by the officiant to the new parents at the welcoming ceremony

mother father baby

A new ritual in which the infant is offered something to stimulate each of her senses

baby bundled in brown knitted fabric

Modern prayer

mother and baby girl

A modern prayer for a baby naming

father baby book

A traditional blessing for a girl’s baby naming

newborn girl with headdress

God incorporates all future generations into the covenant at Mt. Sinai

person shown far away in silhouette against a sky in which the sun has set and the sky is blue yellow and orange

Readings celebrating the uniqueness of each child

Four people in profile walking with the sunset behind them

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