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Circumcision is a Difficult Rite

Circumcision, with all its pain, reminds us of our partnership with God and the pain of fixing a broken world.

Is Brit Milah Cruel and Unnecessary?

Questions and answers about the ethics of circumcision.

Contemporary Issues in Baby Ceremonies

Circumcision debates and intermarriage

The Importance of a Hebrew Name

Naming may have heavenly significance.

What’s in a Jewish Name?

Jewish traditions for selecting a child's name.

Baby Naming and the Covenant

A covenant ceremony welcomes a child into the community of humanity as a developing moral agent, responsible for working to perfect the world.

Baby Ceremonies

Why mark a newborn's arrival?

Jewish Newborn Ceremonies 101

An overview of ceremonies to welcome baby boys and girls.

Planning and Celebrating Your Daughter’s Brit Bat

Parents face many choices in preparing a welcoming ceremony and party for their baby girl.

Pursuit Of Happiness

As identified Jews, our speech and actions reflect on our families and the larger Jewish people.

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