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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 (first three pages). (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
• Naming Baby Tabitha by Andrea Cohn
• 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, click on these links to access our Article Archive:

• Adoption
• Birth Ceremonies

For previous Web Magazine issues on interfaith birth ceremonies, pregnancy and adoption, click on the links below:

• Issue 209 (May 2007) - Babies
• Issue 195 (November 2006) - Adoption
• Issue 184 (May 2006) - Babies and Parenting
• Issue 135 (June 2004) - Birth Ceremonies
• Issue 134 (May 2004) - Birth Ceremonies
• Issue 133 (May 2004) - Adoption
• Issue 95 (October 2002) - Circumcision
• Issue 94 (October 2002) - Circumcision
• Issue 93 (September 2002) - Birth Ceremonies
• Issue 60 (April 2001) - Birth Ceremonies
• Issue 59 (April 2001) - Birth Ceremonies
• Issue 33 (May 2000) - Birth Ceremonies
• Issue 32 (May 2000) - Circumcision
• Issue 5 (January 1999) - Circumcision

Discussion Board

• Welcoming Babies  

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.

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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