Thursday, June 12, 2014

Bris and baby naming

We went to San Francisco for the Bris of our new grandson and to learn his name.  For those of you that do not know about the Bris, a brief wiki definition is pasted below:

The brit milah (Hebrewבְּרִית מִילָה‎ [bʁit miˈla]Ashkenazi pronunciation [bʁis ˈmilə], "covenant of circumcision"; Yiddishpronunciation, bris [bʀɪs]) is a Jewish religious male circumcision ceremony performed on the eighth day of a male infant's life by a mohel. The brit milah is followed by a celebratory meal (seudat mitzvah).

Our grandson passed around and then Gary secured him while the mohel preformed the circumcision.   It really was a beautiful event with lots of love.  During the ceremony we learned our grandson's name which is Sol Yitzhak Wilder Calmer.  A baby naming is also a traditional part of the ceremony.  We spent a beautiful and loving day together before returning home to Mendocino in the evening.


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