Shifting the focus away from the circumcision and toward welcoming [more]
Awakening a child's senses by anointing with oil and sharing inspirational verses [more]
Prayer for Jewish parents as they name, welcome, and make first decisions about gender for their child [more]
Welcoming a baby girl while marking her with the letters of "Shadai" as a sign of the covenant [more]
Invoking the prophetess Devorah and symbolically wrapping tzitzit to welcome a baby girl [more]
Welcome Your New Child: A joyous prayer for first home coming [more]
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]
A welcoming ceremony for twins [more]
A ceremony for welcoming a baby girl into the covenant [more]
A ritual performed at the beginning of a baby-naming ceremony as the baby is welcomed into the community. [more]