Celebrating Your New Jewish Daughter: Creating Jewish Ways to Welcome Baby Girls into the Covenant

by Debra Nussbaum Cohen

An indispensable "how-to" guide for creating lasting memories and special ceremonies as you welcome your new Jewish daughter. When a son is born, every Jewish parent knows what ceremony will welcome him into the community and signal his part in the Jewish people―the brit milah. What to do when a girl is born? How can you welcome your new daughter in a truly Jewish way, and celebrate your joy with family and friends? In the past, parents who wanted a simchat bat (celebration of a daughter) ceremony for their new daughter often had to start from scratch. Finally, this first-of-its-kind book gives families everything they need to plan the celebration.

Genres: Parenting, Jewish

260 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a lovely, inclusive, joyful guide for welcoming a baby girl into the Jewish tradition. I think any family, with any relationship to Judaism, could find meaning in this book and could put together a welcoming ceremony that fits them best.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was not excited about this book but it was much more helpful than I expected. If our child is a girl, I want to have a naming ceremony, but worried all the ceremonies would feel fake and new and made up. This book helped me understand why I felt that way, and start to think about what would feel like an authentic way to welcome a Jewish baby girl. Highly recommend!