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Brit Milah; Circumcision: (lit. "covenant of circumcision"); the ritual circumcision of a Jewish boy, generally at eight days old
Count the Stars, Takes Hagar as Wife, The Covenant, Abraham’s Guests
Birth, coming of age, marriage, death … Judaism has celebrations and rituals associated with every major juncture in life.
Reb Zushe the Shamash Another memorable personality was Reb Zushe the Shamash, who served as the attendant at our Shul. He lived in an outer suburb of Moscow, and used to sleep over at the Shul on Shabbos — and often on other occasions — because his home ...
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Wach Nacht... Postponing the Bris Even for a Remote Possibility of Danger... Kvatterin... An Expert Mohel... A Sandek for Two Brothers... The Sandek Wearing a Tallis... Should Two Chairs be Set Up at a Bris — One for Eliyahu and One for the Sandek?... It ...
Who holds the child? How does he prepare? What does he merit?
Escorting the baby to his circumcision
Who are the parents’ messengers? Why do we use messengers? What do they do?
Who performs the circumcision? How does he prepare?
The steps taken in order for the circumcision to go smoothly, and be as painless as possible
How Important is Time? The time for the mitzvah of circumcision is the eighth day after birth, as it is written:Vayikra 12:3. "On the eighth day, you shall circumcise the flesh of his foreskin." If a child is not circumcised on the eighth day, the act may...
This letter was addressed to Rabbi Avraham Eliyahu Axelrod, an active Rabbi within the Baltimore Jewish community. B”H, Erev Sukkos, 5703 Greetings and blessings, In response to your blessings for the new year: [Our Sages teach:][Sotah 38b.] “Whoever give...
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