A Jewish ceremony for newborn girls [electronic resource] : the Torah's covenant affirmed / Sharon R. Siegel.
Material type: TextSeries: HBI series on Jewish women | UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2013] 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm.)ISBN:- 9781611684056
- 1611684056
- 296.4/43 23
- BM706 .S54 2013
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.
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