Jewish Rituals: The Brit Mila (Circumcision)

Last week Sharon and I were invited to come to a ‘Brit Mila’  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_milah    of family of mine. This rite is one of the most important moments in life for a Jewish man (of the same importance as Marriage and the Bar Mitsva). 

There are many ways to celebrate this and since we were at a very religious part of my family it was a big  happening with a lot of prayers and a big amount of people. Off course there was food and it was a very interesting happening and a special experience to me.

What I want to share with you is a video I shot at the moment the real circumcision took place. This video is really representative for the whole ‘event’. During the real cutting moment everybody is praying and shout with joy towards god with full conviction. I succeeded in getting just a small part of the boy-baby itself. 

 

 Because this was a very religious  occasion men and women were split up. That is why there are no women visible in this video. The women however, did listen to what was happening and were praying along with ‘us guys’.