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The brit/bris milah is the circumcision ceremony for Jewish male babies.
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What is a Bris Party?
A bris is a Brit Milah or Circumcision ceremony (Bris is the ashkenazic pronunciation). So a Bris party is the celebration that is had upon the circumcision of a newborn baby boy.
Is there a name given for the day of circumcision?
No, but the ceremony is called a breet milah or bris.
What is the name of the Jewish ceremony held for girls?
The brit milah (Hebrew: בְּרִית מִילָה‎ [bʁit miˈla], Ashkenazi pronunciation [bʁis ˈmilə], "covenant of circumcision"; Yiddish pronunciation, bris [bʀɪs]) is a Jewish religious male circumcision ceremony performed on the eighth day of a male infant's life by a mohel. The brit milah is followed by a celebratory meal (seudat mitzvah).
What is the Hebrew word for circumcise?
circumcision = מילה (meelah) covenant of circumcision = ברית מילה (brit milah), commonly called a bris by American Jews.
What does a mohel do?
Every Bris Milah must be performed by a properly trained and certified Mohel (Ritual Circumciser).A Mohel is formally trained both in circumcision techniques as well as in Jewish law and tradition.While he certainly must be expert in the latest medically approved surgical and sterilization procedures, being a Mohel requires much more than surgical and medical skill.Jewish law sees the moment of Bris Milah (Brit-Milah) as having a great spiritual impact upon the child. The Mohel, therefore, must be an expert in the way he performs this important mitzvah because if it is not done correctly, the removal of the negative energies is not properly accomplished. It is, therefore, important to choose an Orthodox, G-d-fearing mohel in order to insure that the bris is done to perfection.He must be a G-d fearing practicing, Sabbath observant Jew, who performs the Bris Milah in accordance with the intentions as well as the methods of Jewish law.In this way the Mohel is a specialist in the spiritual aspects as well as the medical aspects of circumcision.A male should perform the bris.If a non-Jew performs the circumcision, the bris is rendered invalid. The reason for this, is that since the bris is to imprint the "act of the covenant", it, therefore, must be performed by a member of the covenant.The way to rectify an invalid circumcision is to do hatafas dam bris - releasing a speck of blood.Once a Mohel has been appointed to perform a bris, one should not afterwards reject him and hire a second Mohel in his place. However, if the second Mohel is a close friend of the family or if he is an exceptionally righteous person, (and it is, therefore, obvious that he would have been chosen in the first place had the family known that he was available), the family may then go ahead and reject its original choice.It is important to stress that bris milah is a religious observance and not a medical procedure. For this reason, one should not use a doctor who is a qualified Mohel to do the bris.Some hold, however, that if the doctor's expertise as a Mohel is apart from his being a doctor, then it would be okay. There are those authorities, however, who have expressed the view that religious doctors should refrain from performing bris milah.Advise is available. Go to the related link below USA Mohel: Why a Mohelby Rabbi Nechemia Markovits
What happens in a celebratory meal after a Brit Milah?
Most often, a bris is held at a time of day where a light meal is served. Friends and family just visit with each other. It is customary to sing a traditional song (Yom Leyabasha) and speak words of Torah.
What is Al Milah District's population?
Al Milah District's population is 27,636.
When was The Bris created?
The Bris was created on 1993-10-14.
What are the release dates for Rude Awakening - 1998 To Bris or Not to Bris 2-4?
Rude Awakening - 1998 To Bris or Not to Bris 2-4 was released on: USA: 17 July 1999
What is the birth name of Milah Renee?
Milah Renee's birth name is Jamilah Renee Wallace.
When did Bris Lord die?
Bris Lord died on 1964-11-13.
When was The Devil's Bris created?
The Devil's Bris was created on 1998-06-09.
