Naming a Daughter
Question
Is it permissible to name a daughter initially without an aliyah to the Torah, only through a 'Mi Sheberach'?
Answer
Hello,
There is no problem with this, but the custom is to associate the naming with an aliyah to the Torah.
The 'Mi Sheberach' blessing is a blessing that the congregation bestows upon the one called to the Torah in merit of the mitzvah he has just performed, and this is the reason why the blessings for the newborn are connected with the mitzvah of reading the Torah.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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