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welcoming

Adapted Traditional Bris Milah Ceremony

Shifting the focus away from the circumcision and toward welcoming [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: circumcision, gomel, mi sheberakh, priestly blessing, tekhine, welcoming

A Welcoming Ritual

Awakening a child's senses by anointing with oil and sharing inspirational verses [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: covenant, welcoming

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

Simkhat Bat - A Welcoming Ceremony For a New Daughter

Invoking the prophetess Devorah and symbolically wrapping tzitzit to welcome a baby girl [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: covenant, Debbie Friedman, mi sheberakh, shehekheyanu , tzitzit, welcoming

On Bringing a Child Home for the First Time

Welcome Your New Child: A joyous prayer for first home coming [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: adoption, welcoming

The Brit of Ayelet Kalila Vivianne Cohler-Esses

An original baby-naming ceremony using biblical images of the covenant which are not tied to gender. The ceremony makes use of henna as a symbol of the blood of the covenant. [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: covenant, Elijah, naming, welcoming

Simchat Banot

A welcoming ceremony for twins [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: covenant, Elijah, naming, shehekheyanu , welcoming

The Simchat Bat of Elana Shira

A ceremony for welcoming a baby girl into the covenant [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: covenant, naming, priestly blessing, welcoming

Carrying the Baby

A ritual performed at the beginning of a baby-naming ceremony as the baby is welcomed into the community. [more]

Found In: Covenant & Naming Rituals

Tags: welcoming