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A Jewish ceremony for newborn girls : the Torah's covenant affirmed / Sharon R. Siegel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Siegel, Sharon R.
- Series:
- HBI series on Jewish women
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brit bat--History.
- Brit bat.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (311 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Formulates a framework for the development of Jewish rituals for newborn girls.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781611684179
- 161168417X
- 9781611684056
- 1611684056
- OCLC:
- 866439121
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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