An indispensable "how-to" guide for Creating lasting memories and special ceremonies as you Welcome Your new Jewish daughter.
Ideas & Information --Practical guidelines for planning the event, and special suggestions and resources for families of all constellations..
Planning the Details --What to call Your daughter\'s welcoming ceremony, when and where to have it, setting it up, how long it should be, how to handle the unexpected, how to prepare a program guide and more.
A How-to Guide --New and traditional ceremonies, complete with prayers, rituals, handouts to copy and step-by-step instructions for Creating Your own unique ceremony.
History & Tradition --The roots of simchat bat in Jewish tradition, how it has evolved and how the past can be used to bring today\'s dynamic ceremonies to life.
Finally, this first-of-its-kind book gives families everything they need to plan the celebration.
What to do when a girl is born? How can you Welcome Your new daughter in a truly Jewish way, and celebrate Your joy with family and friends? In the past, parents who wanted a simchat bat (celebration of a daughter) ceremony for their new daughter often had to start from scratch.
When a son is born, every Jewish parent knows what ceremony will Welcome him Into the community and signal his part in the Jewish people--the brit milah.
An indispensable "how-to" guide for Creating lasting memories and special ceremonies as you Welcome Your new Jewish daughter
