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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
