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Circumcision

Importance:

Value of Children

Jewish Birth Rituals

- Circumcision involves surgically removing the foreskin of a penis

- It is commanded in Genesis 17:10-14 as an outward sign of a man's participation in Israel's convenant with God

- Circumcision is so impartant that it may be performed on the Sabbath or a holiday, despite the prohibitions of drawing blood on thoes days

- Judaism views childhood as a period of purity, joy, and beauty to be valued and cherished.

- Judaism does not believe in original sin, they believe that every breath of children is free from sin

Birth Rituals for Jewish Baby

- Importance of Children

- Circumcision

. Importance

. Ceremony

- Rituals for Girls

- If a child is previously circumcised in a in areligiouly invalid way, or born with no foreskin, the same ceremony is held but

with only a symbolic pinprick of the tip of the penis. This ceremony is called the hatafat dam brit.

Ceremony

Ritual for Girls

- The rite of circumcision is performed on the eighth day of a boy's life, usually takes place in the morning at the family's home

- It is performed by a mohel, an observant Jew educated in the relevant Jewish laws and in surgical techniques

- The procedure taked place with the sandek (grandparent or family rabbi) holding the infant on his lap

- Afterwards, the baby is bandaged, dresed and given a name. The parents will explain the significance of the name.

- Most Jews name a baby girl on the first Sabbath after she is born, but it is acceptable to name her at any Torah reading

- The father is called up to the Torah and the child us given her name.

- A special prayer is also said at the time for the well being of the daughter and the mother

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