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milah

Noun

Meaning

the first step in the bris, where the end of the upper foreskin is amputated (later followed by peria then circumcision then metzitza)

cutting

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Adult circumcision In recent years, the circumcision of adult Jews who were not circumcised as infants has become more common than previously. citation In such cases, the brit milah will be done at the earliest date that can be arranged. Source: Internet

Anesthetic Most prominent acharonim rule that the mitzvah of brit milah lies in the pain it causes, and anesthetic, sedation, or ointment should generally not be used. Source: Internet

Police launched a search Friday afternoon for a couple and their baby, after they fled a hospital in northern Israel with their son who had been seriously injured during his brit milah circumcision ceremony. Source: Internet

Elijah in Judaism Elijah's chair seeAlso "Chair of Elijah" used during the brit milah (circumcision) ceremony. Source: Internet

He therefore asked Sofer to give him permission to do brit milah without metzitzah b’peh. Source: Internet

History was made when a bris milah took place late last week in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Source: Internet

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