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.
Original song based on Pslams for a baby girl blessing, bat mitzvah, or wedding
A poem on tending to a sick a baby at the hospital during Passover
However you find yourself becoming a parent and raising a child you might get a few questions about what makes a Jewish child Jewish
What is a Mikveh? An introduction to Jewish ritual bath.
A blessing of strength and resilience for a premature baby
A ritual to say goodbye to a beloved foster child, modeled on the Jewish baby naming ceremony
A musician couple chooses to sing a song to their new baby in lieu of making a speech at the baby naming ceremony
A mother discusses how her son’s Hebrew name was chosen and a special naming ceremony on his first birthday
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