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When is a baby boy given his Jewish name?

by Rabbi Naftali Silberberg

  

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A boy is normally named at his circumcision. However, if the child is sick (the Brit is delayed) and there is a need for a name to be able to pray on the child's behalf, a name can be given at an earlier time at an occasion when the father receives an Aliyah. In the case of a firstborn son who has not yet had a brit, the name is usually given at the Pidyon Haben.

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Aliyah
Literally means to rise up. Has two popular meanings: 1. Being called up to the Torah scroll and recite the blessings when the Torah is being read. 2. To emigrate to the Holy Land.
Brit
[Lit. Covenant] Circumcision. The act of removing ones foreskin 8 days after birth, perpetuating a covenant with G-d originally established by the Patriarch Abraham.
Pidyon Haben
Literally: "Redemption of the Son." Firstborn sons born to an Israelite father and mother must be redeemed on the 31st day after birth. At this ceremony, the father gives the equivalent if five silver shekels to a Priest.