Pregnancy and Birth Ceremonies

To have a circumcision or not? To have a baptism or not? What about baby-naming ceremonies? If you are soon having a child--or are planning on having a child--with your interfaith partner, look at InterfaithFamily.com's articles, resources and links for help in deciding how to handle the earliest days in your child's life.

Helpful Interfaith Pregnancy and Birth Ceremonies Documents

Guide to Birth Ceremonies for Interfaith Families (Also available in PDF or Word format)
What to Do When the Baby Arrives: Tips for Inclusive Naming Ceremonies

Helpful Interfaith Pregnancy and Birth Ceremonies Articles

1.	A Baby-Naming That Made Me Cry: Olivia's Ceremony - By Melissa Desjardins
2.	Pregnancy and Birth Ceremonies
3.	Strangest Looks - By Amy Dominy
4.	Samantha Caitlyn Kennedy's Jewish Baby Naming - By Staci Kennedy

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1.	Welcoming A Son Into An Interfaith Family: What Is A Mohel And How Do You Find One? - By Rabbi Kenneth S. Weiss
2.	Is Heaven Denied to an Unbaptized Child? Advice and Perspective for Catholic Parents Who Are Raising Their Children within Judai - By Reverend Walter H. Cuenin
3.	Welcoming Babies into Intermarried Families: Choosing Ceremonies - By Anita Diamant
4.	The Life Cycle of an Interfaith Relationship: Having a Baby - By S. Courtney Nathan

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Additional Resources on Interfaith Pregnancy and Birth Ceremonies

Websites

Visit our partner MyJewishLearning.com for more information:

Berit Mila Program of Reform Judaism - Includes access to a database of interfaith-friendly mohels around the country.

Books

Friedland, Ronnie and Case, Edmund, ed. The Guide to Jewish Interfaith Family Life: An InterfaithFamily.com Handbook. Jewish Lights, 2001. Read a review.
Diamant, Anita. Bible Baby Names: Spiritual Choices from Judeo-Christian Tradition. Jewish Lights, 1996.
Diamant, Anita. New Jewish Baby Book. Jewish Lights Publishing, 2005. Read our review.
Nadav, Pamela. L'Mazeltov: Your Personal Guide to Jewish Childbirth Education. L'Mazeltov, Inc., 2008.

If you know of other pregnancy and birth ceremonies resources--or if you'd like to see additional resources on a particular aspect of pregnancy and birth ceremonies--please email us at network@interfaithfamily.com and let us know what you'd like us to provide.

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