We greet each child with affection and joy. Every baby comes to us full of promise and potential. As parents, we are privileged to welcome them into our families, our communities, and the embrace of the Jewish people. Raising children to adulthood, we encounter many milestones along the way. Children are weaned, lose their teeth, and start school. Some get their driver’s licenses and eventually leave home for good. Here are rituals for welcoming children and for celebrating the milestones on their paths to adulthood.
Grandparents blessing for a baby naming
The baby’s feet are washed in a number of ceremonies either as a symbol of covenant or as a symbol of welcome
A slightly longer version of the traditional blessing for welcoming a baby at a babynaming ceremony
Traditional liturgical poem (piyut) for welcoming the baby, also known as “Donash ben Labrat” in Ladino
Traditional liturgical poem (piyut) for welcoming a baby
“May your eyes sparkle with the light of Torah and your ears hear the music of its words” — a prayer for our children based on a talmudic passage
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