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Zeved HaBat (Sephardic Baby-Girl Naming)
Synagogue-based naming ceremony for newborn daughters in Sephardic rite.
Zeved HaBat ("the gift of a daughter") is the Sephardic and Middle Eastern ceremony for naming and celebrating a newborn girl, usually held in the synagogue with verses from the Song of Songs and a blessing for the child. It gives daughters a warm, public welcome into the community, paralleling the celebrations that surround the birth of a son.
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Chazon Ovadia (metadata) :: zeved-habat :: general↗curated_attribution
Chazon Ovadia · Ovadia Yosef
High
Curated Attribution (metadata) :: zeved-habat :: general↗curated_attribution
High
Yalkut Yosef (metadata) :: zeved-habat :: general↗curated_attribution
Yalkut Yosef · Yitzchak Yosef
High