FACTS ABOUT THE BRIS

• Ceremony is in English & Hebrew
• Actual circumcision takes 10-15 seconds
• Minor discomfort, if any, lasts 4-6 hours
• Complete healing 2-3 days
• Follow-up visit 1-3 days after Bris
• Ceremony length: 20-30 minutes
• Honors may be given to any family or friends regardless of gender

 

HONORS BESTOWED AT THE BRIS

•	Kvater (a person or couple who enters with baby)
•	Kisei Shel Eliyahu (places baby on specially-designated chair)
•	Sandek (holds baby during bris ceremony)
•	Sandek Me’umad (holds baby during naming ceremony)
•	Brachos-Kri’as HaShem (names baby) (NOTE: The last two can be split into two honors each)