By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times Written in honor of the shalom zachar of our fifth grandchild to take place b’ezras Hashem tonight. It is a minhag in Ashkenazic Jewish circles to host a Shalom Zachar where the baby is found on the Shabbos after a baby boy is born. It … Continue reading The Shalom Zachar – And the Shabbos Kiddush for Girls: Halachic Analysis