Wherein Kidlet Gets a Name

Nov 19, 2011 07:07

So, in Judaism (at least within the modern Reform movement), after a child is eight days old, they are called up before the congregation and given the priestly blessing, in their own name. It is one of three times when a person is given the priestly blessing all by themselves, the other two being at their b'nai mitzvah and the Shabbat before their ( Read more... )

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xthread November 20 2011, 04:13:25 UTC
Go, go, gadget, named baby!

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