{"id":236,"date":"2013-08-01T10:55:18","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T10:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.synagogue.org.uk\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2016-02-24T17:18:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T16:18:19","slug":"baby-blessings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/jewish-life-events\/baby-blessings\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Baby-Naming-Pic.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[236]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3108 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Baby-Naming-Pic.jpg\" alt=\"Baby Naming Pic\" width=\"332\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Baby-Naming-Pic.jpg 483w, https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Baby-Naming-Pic-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Baby-Naming-Pic-65x45.jpg 65w, https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Baby-Naming-Pic-230x161.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Belsize Square Synagogue we are committed to giving our children the brightest and most joyous start in their lives.\u00a0 Depending on their wishes, both parents may be called to the Torah with their new-born child, or a ceremony may be held on the bimah at the end of the service.\u00a0 Either way, the entire congregation shares in the parents&#8217; nachas (joy) in the greatest miracle of all \u2014 the birth of a child.<\/p>\n<p>The new-born receives a blessing from his\/her parents, a blessing from the rabbi, and \u201cmazal tov\u201d from the congregation, and a naming certificate that keeps a record of the bestowal of the Hebrew name and of this first celebration of life.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It says in Genesis, 17:9, that we are commanded to \u201cKeep the Covenant throughout the generations\u201d, so that the hope of that instruction from God will get the very best start, a glorious beginning to a life we pray will be blessed by physical, moral and spiritual blessing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Parents and rabbi will consult before the Shabbat on the appropriate Hebrew name, one which captures family memory and enriched by Jewish significance.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Belsize Square Synagogue we are committed to giving our children the brightest and most joyous start in their lives.\u00a0 Depending on their wishes, both parents may be called to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-236","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3109,"href":"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236\/revisions\/3109"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/willing-lavender-dog.synagogue.org.uk\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}