Baby Namings

Mazel Tov on the arrival of the new member of your family!

…or if a new member is on the way, B’sha’ah Tova (blessings for good arrival)!

I love supporting your family when you welcome a baby into yours arms by honoring the powerful Jewish covenantal and naming rituals and marking this precious moment .

  • I customize Brit Milah, ritual circumcision and naming rites for newborn boys, in partnership with a mohel.

  • I offer Brit Shalom (covenant of wholeness/peace) for those choosing an alternative route to ritual circumcision for the newborn boy.

  • I delight in Brit Bat, ritual covenanting and naming for a newborn daughter.

I root your ceremony deeply in the Jewish tradition while customizing it for your unique passions and needs. I weave vibrant rituals such as invoking the four directions with a shofar, blessing your newborn on the Torah, and facilitating a grandparents’ blessing the baby while holding a Tallis canopy. I bring a circle of love with song, blessing, and celebration!

Come explore how to bring this once-in-a-lifetime moment alive!

Discovery Call: Try a free 30-minute Discovery Call to discern if this is right for you.

Testimonials

  • We highly recommend Rabbi Zelig as an incredibly grounded, learned and thoughtful Rabbi. For our daughter's Brit Bat (Baby naming), we felt fully held prior, during and even after this day we began this most precious stage of life. He is compassionate, experienced and attuned to asking just the right questions and skillfully guiding us. Rabbi Zelig brings a renewed and inspired way to Jewish ritual that is appropriately attuned for what we needed!

    Jen Myzel and Simcha Schwartz

  • With only 8-days to plan our son's brit milah we knew we needed more than a nice deli spread to honor the sanctity of such a moment. Reb Zelig flew down to us in L.A. to ensure this tender moment for our son and us as parents was held with reverence. He brought a proundly grounding and compassionate presence and helped make this ritual into a truly sacred rite if passage.

    Joshua Reitzenstein and Jaqueline Kammer

  • Rabbi Zelig brought the magic to Faye's Brit Bat. His masterful facilitation helped weave disparate parts of our community - Jewish, not Jewish, family and friends new and old - so powerfully. There were lots of tears as our daughter was welcomed to land, community, and family. We just loved how Zelig wove song, Torah, ancient and innovative ritual, amongst the majesty of the Redwoods.

    Jaime and Joseph Green

I proudly serve couples of all denominations and orientations, inlcuding interfaith couples