Bris Parties

A bris is the traditional ceremony that welcomes a newborn baby boy into the Jewish religion. It combines the ritual circumcision with the baby naming. It is considered a simcha, or happy...

The Jewish religion is full of unique and meaningful traditions. The Jewish culture often celebrates and honors life cycle events, such as a birth, the entrance into adulthood, marriage and death....

Mazel tov! You've been invited to a bris. While a bris is a joyous occasion, it is also a serious one, because the baby boy of honor is supposed to give up a part of himself to God. A ritual...

It is a great mitzvah and a Talmud commandment to host a party after a bris. Even people who aren't Jewish won't find it difficult to host the event for a friend or family member whose child is...

A bris ceremony is a sacred and beloved tradition of the Jewish faith. Families engage a mohel, a specially trained person who is often a rabbi, to perform the actual circumcision. But the bris is...

A bris is a joyous occasion, and hosts often want to decorate to match their festive moods. Since a bris is a traditional Jewish ceremony, few decorations are needed to brighten everyone's mood...

The Jewish religion defines the bris ceremony as the ritual service performed on a baby boy eight days after his birth. It often coincides with the baby's circumcision. Because a bris...

Now that your baby boy has arrived, you have exactly eight days to plan your entire bris ceremony. Though this time can be overwhelming and stressful, it is also very meaningful and rewarding. It...

Bris milah means "covenant of circumcision," and dates back nearly 4,000 years. In the Bible, God ordered Abraham to circumcise himself and to circumcise every male child born to a Jewish mother...