A nurse is caring for a female neonate born to observant Orthodox Jewish parents. What book does the nurse know will be used when naming this neonate?
a. Bible
b. Koran
c. Holy Torah
d. Book of Mormon
ANS: C
For observant Jews, female babies are usually named during a reading of the Holy Torah.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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