TY  - BOOK
AU  - Siegel,Sharon R.
TI  - A Jewish ceremony for newborn girls: the Torah's covenant affirmed 
AV  - BM706 .S54 2014eb
U1  - 296.4/43 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Waltham, Massachusetts
PB  - Brandeis University Press
KW  - Brit bat
KW  - History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10821706
ER  -