A Time to Be Born: Customs and Folklore of

Michele Klein uses many rich sources-prayers, folktales, folk remedies, as well as biblical,rbbinical andmystical literature to explore childbirth within Jewish tradition.

Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Introduction	p. xxvii
Conception	p. 1
Fertility	p. 3
Barrenness	p. 15
Contraception and Abortion	p. 39
Pregnancy	p. 53
the Formation of the Embryo	p. 55
the Experiences of Pregnancy	p. 69
Midwives	p. 99
Giving Birth	p. 113
Death in Childbirth	p. 129
Lilith, the Demon Who Threatens Women in Childbirth	p. 143
Welcoming the Newborn	p. 157
the First Week	p. 159
Ceremonies of Welcome: Rituals	p. 175
Blessings and Hopes	p. 199
Reflections	p. 211
Notes	p. 221
Glossary	p. 271
Historical Personalities	p. 283
Selected: Bibliography	p. 301
Index: of Biblical and Talmudic References	p. 317
Index: of Personalities	p. 323
General: Index	p. 327
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A Time to Be Born: Customs and Folklore of Jewish Birth

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