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Jewish Mommies--Baby Girl Naming?
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Hi ladies. I am going to have a baby girl in September. I live in Skippack, and I'm just wondering what anyone else did for their baby naming ceremony. I would love names of anyone who led the ceremony. Thanks for your help!
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I'm in Bucks County and we used Rabbi Howard Cove from a local Reconstructionist Synagogue. We are interfaith - I am Catholic and DH is Jewish, so we had little options other than a Reconstructionist.
We had a beautiful little ceremony in our house. The Rabbi gave us several 'scripts' for ceremonies and we picked and chose from the selections. If we have another child, we would use him again, he was great!
Let me know if you want further info.
just as an FYI, we are also interfaith (I am catholic) and we did my son's bris at our home with a mohel and our rabbi (Joshua Kalev, from TBI)
There are choices! rabbi Kalev has been wonderful and is very welcoming to a non Jewish member of the synagogue. He knows I am still Catholic, he knows Ethan was not Jewish by birth, but he still came to our home (with the cantor) to participate in the service.
Congregation Kol Emet
1360 Oxford Valley Road
Yardley, PA 19067
Tel: 215 493-8522
Fax: 215 493-3444
Affiliation: Reconstructionist
Rabbis: Howard Cove and Susan Schein
Website: www.kolemet.org
That's his info - he really did a great job. He brought my Catholicism into the ceremony and recognized that half the guests had no idea what was going on so he explained traditions and everything he was doing. He made me, my daughter and my whole family feel comfortable. We thought he made the whole day quite special. Good luck!
I sent you a PM - I can tell you what we are doing. We are raising our children Catholic but teaching them about Judiasm and the customs and culture.
If you want to talk details, let me know - I am very comfortable with our choices and how we are raising the kids, and so is my husband. I think we are finding a very happy medium.