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A Jewish ceremony for newborn girls : the Torah's covenant affirmed /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Siegel, Sharon R.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2014]
Series:HBI series on Jewish women.
Subjects:
Brit bat > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • I. Naming and welcoming. Traditional Ashkenazic naming practices for girls
  • A first and only naming
  • New modern practices for baby girls
  • II. covenant. Women and covenant
  • The conflation of covenant and circumcision
  • A central covenantal ritual for girls
  • Conveying the covenantal theme
  • III. A tradition of customs. Ceremonies for newborn girls as developing customs
  • An eighth-day ceremony for newborn Jewish girls.