Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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10 Jewish new parent and baby videos: bimbam.com/judaism-101/jewish-birth

When Diane’s son, Aidan, was born, they weren’t able to do a traditional Jewish bris and baby naming on the eighth day of his life, so instead they decided to do the baby naming when he turned one. Diane talks about the experience of this new tradition, and shares the story of picking Aidan's Hebrew name.

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This is part of the Jewish Lifecycles series by G-dcast. To watch more than 20 other pieces about rituals - old and new - presented through animation and interviews, head to youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3E92DW2HbghAmyB-fL-etizvRipmkU6


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Credits
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Director: Liz Nord - liznord.com

Producer: Sarah Lefton

Assistant Producer + Motion Graphics Artist: Jeremy Shuback

Audience Outreach: Lisa Finkelstein

Music: Ben Bromfield - benbromfieldmusic.com

Educational Advisers
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Camille Angel
Rachel Brodie
Mychal Copeland
Mark Hurvitz
Stu Kelman
Chai Levy
Marilyn Wacks
David Zinner

Thanks to
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Barbara Barza
Mayana Bonapart
Danielle Foreman
Rachel Levinson
Russel Neiss
Emily Savage
Oren Stevens
Lesley Wynn

Additional Thank You
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Blaire Brown
Roni Handler
Deborah Kolben
Aaron Mandel
Matt Savage
Ilana Sichel
Lindsey Silken
Leah Yamshon
David Zeeman

Special Thank You
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Matthue Roth

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