brit milah
Eighth-day Jewish rite
Brit milah is the Jewish ritual circumcision performed on male infants eight days after birth.
The ceremony, conducted by a mohel (ritual circumciser), marks the covenant between God and Abraham described in Genesis.
The term is Hebrew, literally meaning "covenant of circumcision." Also called a bris, the Yiddish form: We're going to the bris on Sunday.
Ritual circumcision practitioner
- foreskinPenile glans covering
- circumcisionForeskin surgical removal
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
sterile · gauze · antiseptic · healing · clamp · shield · bandage · aftercare
Ritual circumcision practitioner
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- prayerAddress to deity
- wineFermented grape beverage
- namingAssigning a label
celebration · gathering · godparents · festive meal · eighth day · swaddling · guests · kiddush
Jewish law commandment
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- AbrahamFirst Hebrew patriarch
- IsaacHebrew patriarch name
covenant · obligation · tradition · blessing · Jewish law · Genesis · patriarch · observance
Celebratory group dinner
- familyRelated people together
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- mazal tovHebrew good-luck blessing
- wineFermented grape beverage
challah · gathering · community · joyous · occasion · hospitality · blessings · singing
mohel
Ritual circumcision practitioner
- foreskinPenile glans covering
- circumcisionForeskin surgical removal
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
scalpel · sterile · gauze · antiseptic · healing · clamp · shield · bandage · aftercare · procedure
mohel
Ritual circumcision practitioner
naming · celebration · gathering · godparents · festive meal · eighth day · swaddling · guests · kiddush · invocation
mitzvah
Jewish law commandment
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- AbrahamFirst Hebrew patriarch
Isaac · covenant · obligation · tradition · blessing · Jewish law · Genesis · patriarch · observance · fulfillment
festive meal
Celebratory group dinner
wine · challah · gathering · community · joyous · occasion · hospitality · blessings · singing · lechaim
promise
Commitment to act
- agreementShared position between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- bondBinding tie or connection
oath · vow · pledge · testament · obligation · sacred · eternal · Abrahamic · sign · seal
namesake
One sharing another's name
deceased · patriarch · matriarch · blessing · identity · family · heritage · generational · memorial · tradition
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- ritualsritual, rite, ceremony, sacrament, blessing
- AbrahamAbraham, Abram, Sarah, Isaac, Ishmael
- Baby Ritualsnaming ceremony, baby blessing, baby dedication, welcome ceremony, baptism
- Jewish ritualsbar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, kiddush, havdalah, wedding
- naming ceremoniesnaming ceremony, naming day, christening, baby dedication, baby blessing
brit milahbaptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
christening · infant baptism · confirmation · last rites · funeral rites