Baby Naming
Name of ceremony for boys
Brit Mila
What is being celebrated
Becoming a Jewish adult
What gets broken
a glass
Name of mourning period
Shiva
To stand
Lakum
Name of ceremony for girls
Simchat Bat
The age of a b'nai mitzvah
12 for girls, 13 for boys
Marriage contract name
Ketubah
How long does the mourning period last
7 days
To sit
lashevet
8 days
What you do for the first time
Read from the Torah
A canopy with 4 poles held over the marriage cermony
Chupah
A torn black ribbon
To walk
Lalechet
What brit means
covenent
What it means to be a b-mitzvah
You have to follow Jewish rules, you are more responsible
Why the glass is broken
Reminder of destruction of Jerusalem, reminder that you married an imperfect mortal human
Who watches the body of the deceased
Shomer
To stop
la'asoar
The person who performs the ceremony
Mohel
What you wear for the first time
The type of people brides and grooms are referred to on their wedding days
Kings and queens
Where the name shiva comes from
Hebrew word for 7, sheva
laroots