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Normally in my experience, a baby girl is named in the presence of a minyan, generally at a Torah reading. If her parents are not expecting to be with a minyan for the foreseeable future, should th...
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Normally in my experience, a baby girl is named in the presence of a _minyan_, at a Torah reading. If her parents are not expecting to be with a _minyan_ for the foreseeable future, should they ideally- - appoint an agent to name her in a _minyan_'s presence (and does this require a legally effective agency appointment?),
- - wait until they will be with a _minyan_,
- - name her absent a _minyan_, or
- - what?
- Normally in my experience, a baby girl is named in the presence of a _minyan_, generally at a Torah reading. If her parents are not expecting to be with a _minyan_ for the foreseeable future, should they ideally
- - appoint an agent to name her in a _minyan_'s presence (and does this require a legally effective agency appointment?),
- - wait until they will be with a _minyan_,
- - name her absent a _minyan_, or
- - what?
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Naming a daughter when there's no minyan around
Normally in my experience, a baby girl is named in the presence of a _minyan_, at a Torah reading. If her parents are not expecting to be with a _minyan_ for the foreseeable future, should they ideally - appoint an agent to name her in a _minyan_'s presence (and does this require a legally effective agency appointment?), - wait until they will be with a _minyan_, - name her absent a _minyan_, or - what?