Jewish Rituals: The Brit Mila (Circumcision)
Posted by jaronreisman on August 26, 2007
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’.
August 27, 2007 at 3:07 am
What do you mean you got a “part of the boy-baby?”
August 27, 2007 at 7:53 am
I meant that I did get the baby on the video, understand your question
I have bin told once that the part of the penis that is cut off is being buried.