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Information Form For Brit Milah or Baby Naming

Please complete the information, which applies on the following form and return to Rabbi Taff as soon as possible via email attachment or inserted directly into the email.  

Rabbi’s email address is:  rabbi@mosaiclaw.org, Or, Fax this form to (916) 488-1165. Please be sure to BOLD your answers to the following:

Parents Names:

Address: (include zip)

Home Phone:                               Cell:

Email Address: 

  1. Full English name of Baby (First, Middle, Last)

  2. Baby’s Chosen Hebrew Name:

  3. Date of Birth:

  4. Exact Time of Birth:                 (am)       (pm)

  5. Place of Birth:  (City, State)

  6. Date of Brit Milah or Naming:   (am)      (pm)

  7. Full English Name of Mother:

  8. Is Mother of baby Jewish?

  9. Full Hebrew Name of Mother:

  10. English Name of baby’s Maternal Grandmother (living) (deceased):

  11. Hebrew Name of baby’s Maternal Grandmother:

  12. English Name of baby’s Maternal Grandfather (living) (deceased):

  13. Hebrew Name of baby’s Maternal Grandfather

  14. Full English Name of Father:

  15. Is Father of baby Jewish?

  16. Full Hebrew Name of Father:

  17. Is Father of Baby a Kohen____      Levi____    Israelite______

  18. English Name of baby’s Paternal Grandmother (living) (deceased):

  19. Hebrew Name of baby’s Paternal Grandmother

  20. English Name of Paternal Grandfather
    (living) (deceased)

  21. Hebrew Name of Paternal Grandfather:

  22. Full Address where Bris or Naming will take place: (include zip code):

  23. Name and ages of baby’s siblings:

  24. English Name of Sitting Sandek and relationship to Baby (for a Bris)

  25. English Name of Standing Sandek and relationship to Baby (for a Bris)

  26. English Name of Kvatter and Kvatterine and relationship to Baby (for a Bris)

  27. Baby is Named after: (if not named after a relative or friend, why was the name chosen?)

  28. Qualities of baby’s namesake

  29. Names of Family Members or close friends who shall be attending the Bris or Naming (please indicate from where they are coming):

  30. Any additional information you would like the rabbi to have:

NOTES:

Sitting Sandek:  godfather----has honor of sitting next to Baby during Brit Milah

Standing Sandek:  godfather---has honor of holding baby during the naming after the Brit Milah.

Kvatter and Kvatterine:  Carry the baby into the room on a pillow and hand to the Mohel (for a Brit Milah).

Please note that any food at the Baby Naming or Bris should be completely dairy, or if meat is desired, that it be kosher.  If it is your wish to sponsor, co-sponsor or host the Kiddush after services in honor of the Naming, please contact Caren Zorman at carenzee@gmail.com.

If ceremony is to be at home or any other place, please provide driving directions from Mosaic Law.