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New Jewish Baby Book (2nd Edition): Names, Ceremonies & Customs--A Guide for Today's Families Edition, New Edition
Contributor(s): Diamant, Anita (Author)
ISBN: 1683362195     ISBN-13: 9781683362197
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $30.59  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 2005
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice
- Family & Relationships | Parenting - General
Dewey: 296.44
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.27 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
- Topical - Family
 
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Publisher Description:

The practical, inspiring guide for all Jewish people expecting a baby. Expanded, updated, and revised.

A complete resource to the traditions and rituals for welcoming a new child to the world and into the Jewish community, and for commemorating this joyous event in family life--whatever your family constellation.

  • Provides ceremonies you can copy for handouts so that guests are an even greater part of the experience.
  • Special section for interfaith families helps make the celebrations inclusive, comfortable, and joyous for all.
  • Ceremonies for girls, as well as for boys.

"Drawn from the wealth of mythic, historic, religious, culinary, and literary traditions that surround the arrival of a new Jewish baby, and informed by contemporary insight and practice, The New Jewish Baby Book describes the many ways that new parents can celebrate the arrival of a child, the newest member of your extended families, and a unique and precious chapter in the on-going saga of the Jewish people."
--from the Introduction

Contributor Bio(s): Diamant, Anita: -

Anita Diamant is author of The Red Tent; The New Jewish Wedding; Bible Baby Names: Spiritual Choices from Judeo-Christian Sources; and The New Jewish Baby Book(Jewish Lights), among other books. She is a founder of Mayyim Hayyim, Living Waters Community Mikveh and the Paula J. Brody Family Education Center in Newton, Massachusetts.