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Jewish circumcision is performed by cutting off the foreskin. The Torah (Exodus ch.4) relates that Zipporah (Moses' wife) cut off the foreskin of her child so God let Moses go; because God sought to kill Moses because of the delay in his child's circumcision.
Here are some more details: A chair is symbolically set aside for Eliyahu the prophet. The child is placed on the chair for a moment, and then ceremoniously carried to the Mohel. The Mohel performs the circumcision, and he and the child's father recite specific blessings, including one over a cup of wine. Then a festive meal is held, and words of Torah are customarily spoken.
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∙ 7y agoJewish circumcision is performed by cutting off the foreskin.
The origin of Jewish circumcision is in the Torah, which is the foundation of Judaism. God told Abraham"every male among you shall be circumcised" as part of the covenant between God and the Jewish people (Genesis ch.17).
Since that time, virtually all Jews have observed the command of circumcision for close to four millennia, even in times of religious persecution under the Greeks, Romans, Spaniards, and Soviets. Circumcision is the indelible sign of God's covenant and is just as important as Yom Kippur in terms of the stringency which the Torah places upon it. And similar to Yom Kippur, it is one of the observances which are common to Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Jews alike.
It may be noted that while we do not keep God's commands because of physical benefits, it is still interesting that circumcision has been known to offer virtually complete protection from penile cancer. According to a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, none of the more than 1,600 persons studied with this cancer had been circumcised in infancy. In the words of researchers Cochen and McCurdy, the incidence of penile cancer in the U.S. is "essentially zero" among circumcised men.
Also, research at Johns Hopkins University Medical School in Baltimore have shown that circumcised men are six to eight times less likely to become infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Researchers believe that protection is due to the removal of the foreskin, which contains cells that have HIV receptors which scientists suspect are the primary entry point for the HIV virus (Reuters, March 25, 2004).
Several studies reported that circumcised boys were between 10 to 39 times less likely to develop urinary tract infections during infancy than uncircumcised boys. In addition, circumcision protects against bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections and a variety of other conditions related to hygiene.
The extremely low rate of Cervical cancer in Jewish women (9 to 22 times less than among non-Jewish women) is thought to be related to the practice of circumcision. As a result of studies like these, a number of prestigious medical organizations such as the California Medical Association have recognized the benefits of circumcision.
As an operation, circumcision has an extremely small complication rate. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine (1990) reported a complication rate of 0.19 percent when circumcision is performed by a physician. When performed by a trained mohel, the rate falls to 0.13 percent or about 1 in 800. When a complication occurs, it is usually due to the bleeding, which is easily correctable. No other surgical procedure can boast such figures for complication-free operations.
One reason why there are so few complications involving bleeding may be that the major clotting agents, prothrombin and vitamin K, do not reach peak levels in the blood until the eighth day of life. Prothrombin levels are normal at birth, drop to a lower level in the next few days, and return to normal at the end of the first week. One study showed that by the eighth day, prothrombin levels reach 110 percent of normal. In the words of Dr. Armand J. Quick, author of several works on the control of bleeding, "It hardly seems accidental that the rite of circumcision was postponed until the eighth day by the Mosaic law."See also:
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∙ 11y agoThis is done by a Mohel at the age of 8 daysin a ceremony called a britt milah. `
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Is a circumcision a naming ceremony?
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What is a Brit Mila?
Literally, "covenant of circumcision" (Genesis 17) The term can mean either the act or the ceremony of covenantal circumcision, which is normally performed on the 8th day of a male Jew's life and required of any male Gentile who converts to Judaism.
What is a sunnet?
Sunnet is the ceremony of circumcision in Turkey.
What is Brit Milah famous for?
The Brit Milah is famous as the ritual ceremony in Judaism that involves the removal of the foreskin or circumcision of an 8-day old boy. The task is performed by a mohel.
What is a Bris Ceremony?
A bris is the ceremony of circumcision when a male baby is 8 days old
What is abakwetha?
It is a circumcision ceremony in the Eastern Cape - Transkei
What is circumcision certificate?
A circumcision certificate -- a document given to the parents of a male Jewish child after his foreskin is snipped off during a circumcision ceremony
Are circumcision done at the Jewish timple?
Although the circumcision ceremony can be held in a synagogue, the normal location is in the home.
How were the first chants sung?
As part of a religious ceremony of the religion of Judaism.
What is the event called were a boy becomes a Jew?
According to the laws of Judaism, any child that is born to a Jewish woman is a Jew. There is no event that makes a person Jewish unless they converted to Judaism from a different religion. You may have been thinking of the circumcision ceremony, or the Bar Mitzva.
What is the Jewish term for the rabbi that does the circumcision?
A Jew that does circumcision is called a Mohell
What is a Jewish cut?
A Jewish circumcision ceremony is called a 'brit milah'.
