Be sure to prepare a Hebrew name prior to the bris. Our tradition is that the name of the child is of the utmost importance and is a defining spiritual characteristic.

It is customary, although not obligatory,  to name a child in one of three contexts:

After a relative. Sephardic communities have the custom of naming the child after a living grandparent, whereas Ashkenazic communities name only after the deceased.

After an historical event. For example, one witnessing the helping hand of God may choose the name Eliezer (my God has aided me), or a refugee fleeing a country and finding a new home may call a child Noah (rest).

In relation to a Jewish Holiday. For example Mordachai at Purim, Shira at Pesach, or Rachamim at Yom Kippur

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