Birth, Baby Naming, Bris
A Reform Rabbi provides answers to questions about Birth, Baby Naming, and Bris in Judaism.
Is a Rabbi needed for a Jewish baby girl's naming ceremony?
Reform Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser answers a question about whether a rabbi is needed to perform a Jewish baby naming ceremony.
Reform Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser answers a question about whether a rabbi is needed to perform a Jewish baby naming ceremony.
Ask the Reform Rabbi - Non-Jewish Participation in Bris Ceremony
Can a convert's non-Jewish relatives serve as sandak, kvatter, and kvatterin at her son's bris ceremony?
Can a convert's non-Jewish relatives serve as sandak, kvatter, and kvatterin at her son's bris ceremony?
Ask the Reform Rabbi - Who Chooses the Baby's Name?
Under Jewish law (or even custom) does the mother or father get the right to pick the first name of the child? Secondly, are we supposed to take grandparents' recommendations on names into consideration?
Under Jewish law (or even custom) does the mother or father get the right to pick the first name of the child? Secondly, are we supposed to take grandparents' recommendations on names into consideration?
Ask the Reform Rabbi - Ideology behind Jewish Ritual Circumcision, Bris
For those who find Jewish Ritual Circumcision (Bris) a difficult choice, Reform Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser explains the ideology behind the practice.
For those who find Jewish Ritual Circumcision (Bris) a difficult choice, Reform Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser explains the ideology behind the practice.
Ask the Reform Rabbi - Should Jews refrain from bringing baby things home before the baby is born?
Should Jews refrain from bringing baby things home before the baby is born? Is there a Jewish belief against bringing baby furniture and other baby things into the home before the child is born?
Should Jews refrain from bringing baby things home before the baby is born? Is there a Jewish belief against bringing baby furniture and other baby things into the home before the child is born?