How to Select Bris Invitations

After a Jewish couple's baby boy is born, they have only week to prepare for the bris. Having beautiful invitations already prepared is one way to make the event go more smoothly for the happy couple and their guests.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Pre-made invitations
• Cardstock
• Baby photo
• Printer

Select Bris Invitations

1. Consider ordering a specially wrapped candy bar with your child's bris invitation on it if you know that your child will be a boy. Visit Something Sweet's Web site for ideas (see Resources below). You will need to contact the company to see if you can add an extra line of information to the bar.
2. Consider creating a card to go into a small satchel of candies. You can make the satchel yourself by cutting a circle of tulle and tying it with a coordinating ribbon.
3. Purchase blank notecards if you don't know the gender of your baby ahead of time. If it's a boy, you'll be prepared to make bris invitations, and if it's a girl, you can use the notecards to announce her arrival. Select notecards with a simple, timeless design on them, such as a flower, or a gender-neutral baby design, such as ABC blocks.
4. Order invitations online from Mazal Tov Pages if you want your invitations to be in Hebrew (see Resources below). If you have guests who do not read the language, however, only print a Hebrew greeting on the outside of the card. Print the actual contents of the card in English.
5. Make your own invitations by using a computer program or with card stock and construction paper. Use a blue-and-white theme to signify the baby's gender and honor the colors of the Israeli flag. Tie a decorative ribbon around the card.
6. Select some pictures of the baby's first days and create a montage using Photoshop, putting the bris information in a blank center spot so it can be read clearly. Include pictures of both parents with the child. Email your creation to guests.
7. Create an invitation scroll using two thin reeds and long, thin paper, rolling both ends up to the center so it looks like a mini Torah.

Tips & Warnings

• Type up the who, what and where of the bris beforehand and glue it inside of the invitation. Clearly typed text will make it easier for people to read, and you can be sure you haven't left anything out of anyone's card.

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