Why are you circumcised?

Circumcision in Jews means that men cut off all or part of the penis foreskin. According to Judaism, all boys are circumcised. Among Jews, circumcision is actually a sign of fulfilling the Covenant with God, confirming Jewish identity and entering the scope of marriage permission.

Circumcision is a traditional religious ceremony popular among Jews, which is called "brit" or "brit milah" in Hebrew, and Mocher is the executor of circumcision.

If the baby boy is not sick or has other health problems, Mohan will circumcise the baby boy on the eighth day after birth. In the process of circumcision, Han Mu will make a speech to announce that the baby boy has implemented the law, and then the parents of the baby boy will make a speech to show that his son has been included in the Covenant between God and the Jews, and formally name the baby boy.

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1. The origin of Jewish circumcision:

According to the Bible, Abraham, the ancestor of the Jews, was circumcised at the age of 99. God told Abraham that men from generation to generation would be circumcised on the eighth day after birth. The symbol that Jews began to believe in Judaism began with the circumcision ceremony.

From this day on, the newborn baby entered into a contract with God, so circumcision became the most important ceremony in Jewish life. For Jews, it is of sacred and special significance to circumcise the baby on the eighth day after birth. ：

2. The process of Jewish circumcision:

The baby boy was wrapped in clean swaddling clothes, and the father wrapped in a prayer towel, holding the silver in one hand and the Bible in the other, began to read: "Praise you, our God. You sanctified us with the Oracle, and you ordered our children to make a Covenant with my ancestor Abraham and become a good Jew who kept his promise. " Just stop reading a word and the other Jews in the synagogue will follow him.

After that, the baby was put on a beautifully decorated chair. The child's grandfather went to pick him up, and then sat down and waited for the child to be circumcised. The child's grandfather is standing by the chair. Wearing a prayer towel, the saluter first applies white ointment to the child's genitals, then stirs up the front end of the baby's foreskin with a small silver iron bar in one hand and cuts it off with a knife in the other.

Then he sprinkled some powder on the child's wound and finally wrapped the wound with gauze. The whole process will soon be over. After circumcision, the synagogue leader took a glass of wine and began to recite the scriptures. Then he handed the cup to the child's mother. The child's mother read a few poems and took a sip of wine. At this time, the surrounding relatives and friends sang songs and came forward to hug the parents and family members of the children and congratulate them.

References:

1. Baidu encyclopedia-circumcision

2. People's Network: Watch Jewish circumcision (foreign custom) on the spot.