by Aviva Blumstein | Uncategorized
Judaism places a great deal of significance on a child’s Hebrew name. It is believed that a child will live up to his/her name, so you want to give the child a name that you would want him/her to live up to! Ashkenazi Jews often name their children after a...
by Aviva Blumstein | Uncategorized
English: May He Who has blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, David and Solomon and our mothers Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah bless the new mother _____ (mother’s Hebrew name bat her mother’s Hebrew name) and her newborn daughter and let her...
by Aviva Blumstein | Brit/Simchat Bat/Pidyon
–Searching for a way to celebrate the birth of a Jewish girl– There is no arguing that the Jewish baby boy who comes into this world is given a grand and meaningful welcome. The Hebrew word for circumcision is Brit Milah, and it means covenant. The newborn...
by Aviva Blumstein | Uncategorized
There are other names for a Jewish baby girl naming ceremony which include “Simchat Bat” and “Zeved haBat”. What is nice about Jewish girl baby naming ceremonies is that one can be creative and insert a lot of personal meaning into the Jewish...
