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We hold a shalom zachar (celebratory meal) on the first Friday night in the home, and then a brit milah circumcision) on the eighth day after the birth. See also: http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-philosophy/jewish-life-cycle-brit-bar-mitzvah-wedding-death-and-mourning

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Jewish girls don't get circumcised. They just undergo a baby naming ceremony for girls at the synagogue or in the home.

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Jewish boys are circumcised at 8 days unless health problems require a delay.

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There is a naming ceremony where her Hebrew name will be announced for the first time.

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She becomes a Bat Mitzvah at 12 or 13.

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Do Jewish girls get circumsised?

No. Jewish girls do not get circumcised, however, baby girls may be honored at birth with a relatively new custom called a Brit Bat, done mainly in non-Orthodox branches of Judaism.


What happens to jewish girls when they turn into adults?

The same thing that happens to non-Jewish girls when they become adults: puberty. In Jewish law, a girl comes of age at 12 years. At that time they are called a Bat Mitzva; "(a woman) under the law," meaning that they are obligated like adults with respect to the Jewish laws and commandments.


What happens with Jewish newborn babies?

Boys get circumcised, while girls just have baby naming.


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Some Jewish families name their daughters 8 days after birth, while others wait sometimes as long as a whole year!


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