TY - BOOK AU - Siegel,Sharon R. ED - Project Muse. TI - A Jewish ceremony for newborn girls: the Torah's covenant affirmed T2 - HBI series on Jewish women SN - 9781611684056 AV - BM706 .S54 2013 U1 - 296.4/43 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Waltham, Massachusetts PB - Brandeis University Press KW - Brit bat KW - History KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781611684056/ ER -