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Interfaith Pregnancy and Birth Ceremonies Resources

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

Recommended Interfaith Pregnancy and Birth Ceremonies Articles

• Welcoming Babies into Intermarried Families: Choosing Ceremonies by Anita Diamant
• The Lifecycle of an Interfaith Relationship: Having a Baby by S. Courtney Nathan
• Is Heaven Denied to an Unbaptized Child? Advice and Perspective for Catholic Parents Who Are Raising Their Children within Judaism by Fr. Walter Cuenin
• When Children Raise Jewish Parents by Christina Pertus-Hendelman
• Welcoming A Son Into An Interfaith Family: What Is A Mohel And How Do You Find One? by Rabbi Kenneth S. Weiss

For many more helpful pregnancy and birth ceremonies articles, visit our article archives:

• Birth Ceremonies

Discussion Board

• Pregnancy, Birth Ceremonies and Adoption  

Additional Resources on Interfaith Preganancy and Birth Ceremonies

Websites

Visit our partner MyJewishLearning.com for more information:

• Overview: About Baby Ceremonies
• Naming Children
• Overview: Contemporary Issues in Baby Ceremonies
• When Family Members Aren't Jewish: Some Considerations and Advice

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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