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Bris Milah

  • Bris Milah, Pidyon Haben

Eating Before the Bris (or Pidyon) of a Son

  Question: Are you not supposed to eat before a Bris and Pidyon Haben, like we don't eat before doing any mitzvah like Tekios or Megilah?   Answer: Some write…

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  • Bris Milah, Selichos

If there is a ברית מילה in shul, do we say Slichos like regular?

  Yes, Selichos is said regularly. As for the Baalei Habris, they too recite Selichos, but skip Vidui (Ashamnu) and Tachanun (Vayomer David).   Sources: ראה בין הדברים כאן לגבי…

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  • - עברית, Bris Milah, Krias Shema Al Hamita, Tachanun
  • krias shema al hamita

תחנון בליל הברית

  שאלה: האם בעל ברית אומר תחנון בקריאת שמע שעל המטה בליל הברית? (היינו בנוגע לאם התינוק, או בנוגע לאבי הבן אם הולך לישון, או לאלו הנוהגים לומר ק״ש על…

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  • Bris Milah, Shlichus

Hatofas Dam Bris for Mekurovim

Question: When dealing with Mekuravim who had a bris but not in a kosher way - not 8 days, and/or in a hospital: how important is it for them to redo…

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  • Bris Milah

I heard that the Rebbe said that a baby must be 6 pounds in order to get a Bris…

  Question: Was this a horah for everyone? Is it from a reliable source, i.e a Rov or someone who has specific knowledge of Milah? For non-Chabad babies can we…

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  • Bris Milah
  • twins, או"ח ריג, אין עושין מצות חבילות חבילות

How should a Bris for twins be done?

  The following is the common custom: The two children should not be brought in at the same time. One child is brought in first and a the mohel performs…

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  • Bris Milah, Kiddush

Bris on Shabbos: When to Make Kiddush

  Question: Our son's bris is scheduled for Shabbos. We are planning on doing it shortly (not immediately) after Mussaf. What is the best conduct in regards to kiddush? Should…

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  • Bris Milah

Who Drinks The Wine By The Bris?

  Question: Does the one who makes the Bracha after the Bris and names the child need to drink from the wine? Or could it be someone else? And is…

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  • Bris Milah

When the Bris is Postponed…

  Question: We were blessed Bh with a baby boy 5 weeks ago but due to the yellowness, the bris is waiting. The question is whether there is an inyan…

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  • Bris Milah, Tachanun
  • או"ח קלא

Is Tachnun said in the Shul where a Bris will later be held, if non of the Ba’alei Simcha are present?

  Question: In the Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch he paskens that for Shachris we don't say tachnun in a shul where a bris is being held (seemingly regardless if the…

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  • Bris Milah

What should be done with the Orla after a Bris Milah?

  Question: If after a Brit Mila the mohel gives the Orla to someone to bury, what’s the exact procedure how to do & where? Do you have to say…

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  • Bris Milah
  • vach nacht

Questions About a Vach Nacht

  Q1. What is the earliest time that the children can come say Shema, etc., in fulfillment of the Minhag of a Vach Nacht? A. The custom is to do…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Aliyos, Bris Milah, Davening, Shemoneh Esrei, Wedding
  • chatzitzah, gloves

Article: Glove-free Mitzvos

  The Gemora tells of a rather finicky Kohen, Yisachar Ish K’far Barka’ee, who would put on gloves before performing the avodah (holy work) in the Beis Hamikdash. Besides for this conduct…

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  • Bris Milah, Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • fleishig, Nine Days: Meat & Wine

ברית מילה בתשעת בימים

  שאלות: א. למי מותר לאכול בשרי בסעודת ברית מילה בתשעת הימים (בשבוע שחל בו ט"ב)? ב. איזה אוכל שאר האנשים צריכים לאכול (לדוגמא, האם מותר חזקת בשרי)? ג. האם…

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  • Bris Milah
  • fleishig

How important is it for the Bris Seuda to be Fleishik?

  Fleishig should be served if possible. This applies to any seudas mitzvah, especially a Bris. There are also sources which attribute special segulos the fleishig meal has upon the…

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  • Bris Milah
  • Covid-19, shalom zachar

There is a Yid on an island near me, with no Shliach, or any Frum Yidden whatsoever. They are having a baby boy in a few weeks and the borders are closed. Should they wait until the borders open to have a mohel fly in, or is there something else they should do?

  It should be בשעה טובה ומוצלחת. A Bris must be done by a qualified mohel, not a doctor etc. I can not think of any options other than waiting…

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  • Bris Milah
  • Sandak

Can we choose someone who is in a wheelchair for Sandak Meumad?

  Yes.   Sources: במכ״ש מדעת המתירים אפי׳ בברכת כהנים בכגון דא - ראה שו״ת שבות יעקב (רישר) ב, א. ואף שיש חולקים, ראה פנים מאירות ב, קפו. נוב״י קמא…

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  • Bris Milah
  • Bronstein Clamp, Mogen

5 questions regarding a Bris Milah with a clamp:

  Does a a child who was circumcised with a Bronstein Mogen Clamp need hatafas dam bris (also implied in the question is would hatafas dam bris help), or not?…

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  • Bris Milah
  • Sandak

Is there an Inyan that the Sandek should Davka be a ירא שמים?

  Yes. However, one must also ensure the choice is made with utmost sensitivity to others, in a manner of Shalom.   Sources: או״ז מילה קז. ריקאנטי תקצ. רמ״א ולבוש…

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  • Bris Milah
  • fleishig, Nine Days: Meat & Wine

May/Should one serve Fleishigs at a Bris taking place during the nine days?

  Yes (see here). However, during the week of Tisha B’av only an exact minyan plus relatives who are ineligible to testify (קרובים הפסולים לעדות) may eat meat. The other…

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