Title: Birth
Description: Historical precedents of welcoming ceremonies for girls / Jennifer Breger -- Zeved habat ceremony according to the Spanish and Portuguese custom -- Crafting a welcoming ceremony for girls today / Jennifer Breger -- When she arrives / Jon Levisohn -- All Jewish children are our guarantors / Adena K. Berkowitz --Single mother welcomes a baby -- Prayers relating to childbirth -- Recitation of the Gomel -- Adoption rituals -- Weaning ceremonies -- Women's involvement in a brit / Jennifer Breger --Roles for women at a brit --Roles for women at a pidyon haben.
Subjects: Brit bat, Childbirth, Religious aspects, Judaism, Jewish girls, Religious life, Jewish women, Orthodox Judaism