a great simcha (happy occasion)
a Jewish ceremony to celebrate the birth of a newborn male
a Jewish ceremony whereby a Rabbi circumcises an infant boy
a simcha not because a child was born but because we have managed to bring another soul into the covenant of Abraham
a wonderful affirmation of the convenant between the Jewish people and G-d
The circumcision ceremony.
circumcision. You want to know more, see me after class. According to Jewish law a bris takes place eight days after birth and a drop of wine is placed on the baby's tongue. (No wonder Jewish men don't become alcoholics! Think of the association!) p. 87, 90
Circumcision ceremony, performed on a boy on the eighth day after birth.
Ceremony for ritual circumcision of an 8-day-old male Jewish child
covenant, esp. the covenant of circumcision