Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. NAMING AND WELCOMING -- 1. Traditional Ashkenazic Naming Practices for Girls -- 2. A First and Only Naming -- 3. New Modern Practices for Baby Girls -- II. COVENANT -- 4. Women and Covenant -- 5. The Conflation of Covenant and Circumcision -- 6. A Central Covenantal Ritual for Girls -- 7. Conveying the Covenantal Theme -- III. A TRADITION OF CUSTOMS -- 8. Ceremonies for Newborn Girls as Developing Customs -- A Jewish Ceremony for Newborn Girls -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.