Levi Y Heber

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Does the Baby Feel Excruciating Pain During the Circumcision? The traditional Jewish brit milah, the clamp and the baby

By Levi Y Heber

It’s the night before my son’s circumcision and I cannot sleep. I know my child is not the first to be circumcised, but I am worried about the lack of anesthesia. Will he feel much pain? Will he be traumatized?

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The Circumcision on a Holiday or Shabbat Performing the Brit Milah on Shabbos or Yom Tov Book

By Levi Y Heber

Shabbat The brit milah, ritual circumcision, is performed on the eighth day following birth, even if that day is Shabbat. However, this is only if the child was delivered naturally. If the child was delivered through Cesarean section, the circumcision is ...

Jewish Practice » Lifecycle Events » Brit Milah: The Covenant of Circumcision » Guide » The Handbook to Circumcision

The Health and Wellbeing of the Baby Book

By Levi Y Heber

The steps taken in order for the circumcision to go smoothly, and be as painless as possible

Jewish Practice » Lifecycle Events » Brit Milah: The Covenant of Circumcision » Guide » The Handbook to Circumcision

Additional Sephardic Circumcision Customs The customs of Sephardim and Oriental Jews at a Brit Milah Book

By Levi Y Heber

The rich customs of various Sephardic and Oriental Jewish communities.

Jewish Practice » Lifecycle Events » Brit Milah: The Covenant of Circumcision » Guide » The Handbook to Circumcision

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