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Brief Meditation for Name Change Ceremony

Name changes can be both liberating and intimidating. Taking a brief moment to recognize the holiness of the act, and to affirm the dignity of the recipient of the new name, can be transformative. [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals, Endings & Beginnings

Tags: name change, naming

Prayer for Making First Decisions About Gender for a Child

Prayer for Jewish parents as they name, welcome, and make first decisions about gender for their child [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals, Gender & Sexual Identity

Tags: LGBTIQ, naming, welcoming

Brit Otiyot - Covenant of Letters

Welcoming a baby girl while marking her with the letters of "Shadai" as a sign of the covenant [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: naming, welcoming

A Mother’s Prayer at the Naming of Her Daughter

Celebrating the gift of life through faith, love, and courage [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

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Choosing a Name

Advice on how to choose a name and places to find Jewish names [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

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Discussing the Name

Some ideas for speaking about your child's name at the babynaming ceremony [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

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Traditional Blessing for Naming a Daughter

With Hebrew, a traditional blessing for a girl [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

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Traditional Sephardic Mishebeirach for Naming a Daughter

With Hebrew, a traditional Sephardic blessing for a girl [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: naming, Sephardi

Naming Formula – Mishebeirach

From a traditional Zeved Habat, with slight modifications [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

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