Brit milah

Brit milah is the Jewish ritual circumcision ceremony performed on eight-day-old male babies.[1] The foreskin is cut off from the end of the penis. The operation is carried out by a person called a mohel, a ritual circumciser, who has been trained and qualified for this task.This ceremony is important for many Jewish people as it is a symbol of the covenant that God made with Abraham.[1] A special role on a Bris have the Sandek (Godfather), he hold the baby at the ceremony[2]

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"A Guide to Brit Milah/Bris Milah". milah.net. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
https://southfloridamohel.com/blog/role-of-sandek-at-bris-milah/

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[milah-1] "A Guide to Brit Milah/Bris Milah". milah.net. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

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