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1) Intro In Jewish law, although the human soul exists before birth, human life begins at birth, at the time when the child is more than halfway emerged from the mother's body. The child is born pure, completely free from sin. If natural birth is a risk to the mother birth by Caesarean section is permitted in Jewish law to preserve the life of the mother or the child. Immediately after birth, a woman must remain sexually separated from her husband for a period of seven days after the birth of a male child and 14 days after the birth of a female child, for the same reasons as during the menstrual cycle. 2) Ceremony Types At various times after the birth, naming ceremonies take place. It is traditional to give the child a Jewish name, though this is not compulsory, and many name the child after a deceased, or sometimes still living relative. The...

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