Name a Baby Girl as Soon as Possible

The holy Jewish soul starts to come into the body at the circumcision of a boy, and for a girl at her naming. A Jewish baby girl is named at the reading of the Torah. The Torah is read every Monday, Thursday, and Shabbos, as well as on other special days. A baby girl should be named at the next reading of the Torah, rather than waiting until Shabbos.

When you have a new baby girl, please consult your Orthodox rabbi about when the next Torah reading will be.

(See talk of the Lubavitcher Rebbe King Moshiach Shlita, Behar-Bechukosai 5751 (1991))