A Gift Guide for Every
Life-Cycle Occasion
T SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF
here’s no shortage of B’nai Mitzvah gift guides out there in
the world, but the average Jewish person will go through
a whole spectrum of life-cycle events beyond the coming-
of-age ceremony.

So you may one day find yourself wondering, “What kind of
gift are you supposed to give for an upsherin?”
Here, the Jewish Exponent presents your one-stop shop for gifts
for every life-cycle event (or at least, for a bunch of them).

BRIT/SIMCHAT BAT
“Laila Tov” Elephant Blanket
Amazon $22
A typical baby gift will work well for
either a Brit — short for Brit Milah, an
8-day-old baby boy’s ritual circumcision
— or a Simchat Bat — a baby-naming cere-
mony held for a girl. This example is a baby
blanket and a stuffed animal in one, plus it
includes the Hebrew phrase, “Laila tov,” —
“Good night.”
Diaper Cake
Bed Bath & Beyond
Starts at $39.99
Newborns go through an average of
10 diapers a day, so there’s never too few
diapers when it comes to an 8-day-old
infant. Looking past the rather unappe-
tizing name, a diaper cake is basically just
a nicely packaged gift of diapers. At Bed
Bath & Beyond, they also come in different
designs — rose blossom, teal tribal and panda pattern.

UPSHERIN Aleph Bet Look & See Puzzle
Amazon $22.99
An upsherin is a ceremony in which
a 3-year-old boy gets his first hair-
cut. It also marks the time when a boy
starts wearing a kippah and tzitzit. Any gift for a 3-year-old is an
appropriate upsherin gift, which makes this aleph bet look-and-see puzzle
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