The Blessing and Introduction of Newborn Babies into the Family and Community
Jewish Naming Ceremony is for our daughters and sons to be blessed and welcomed in the community.
The Jewish Naming Ceremony
is considered to be one of the most important Jewish rituals and is a way of bringing both blessings and good fortune to the new baby.
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The baby naming ceremony is the custom to celebrate the birth of a child. A Hebrew name welcomes our children, formally, into the Jewish community with a Hebrew name. All those that gather together shows support through the physical and spiritual well-being of the child. It is a time of dedication and benediction where the parents share why a particular Hebrew name was chosen.
Parents give their baby a secular name as well as a Hebrew name to express their child’s individuality and unique personality. We honor in loving memory to the generations from their family tree. We remember those family members in life and in our hearts always.
The Jewish naming ceremony for girls is Brit Bat or Simchat Bat (celebration of the daughter). The custom is to schedule them no later than two months following the birth of the daughter. Often times, parents do wait a little longer.
For a baby boy, the naming ceremony is a Bris or Brit Milah. It takes place at a private home eight days following birth as part of the Jewish Ritual Circumcision Naming Ceremony.
For parents that are choosing no bris, there is the Brit Shalom. Jewish Wedding Rabbi Brit Shalom naming ceremony is very popular.
Blessings for the daughters and the sons are equal.
When there is a Jewish celebration, there is always food! See the Jewish Cookbooks by Leah Koenig.