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Q&A Naming a daughter when there's no minyan around

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...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by msh210‭  ·  edited 3y ago by msh210‭

#2: Post edited by user avatar msh210‭ · 2020-09-29T13:16:56Z (over 3 years ago)
  • 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?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar msh210‭ · 2020-09-29T13:16:29Z (over 3 years ago)
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?