Pronounced: breet mee-LAH, Origin: Hebrew, literally “covenant of circumcision,” the Jewish circumcision ceremony for an 8-day-old boy, marking the covenant between God and the Jews. Also known as a bris.
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Ask the Expert: Circumcision In a Hospital
If a baby is circumcised by a doctor, does that count as a Jewish circumcision?
Ask the Expert: Delaying Circumcision
Is it acceptable to delay a bris for an adopted child?
