Brit milah facts for kids

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Brit milah is the Jewish ritual circumcision ceremony performed on eight-day-old male babies. The operation is carried out by a person called a "mohel", a ritual circumciser.

Images for kids

Chair of Elijah used during the brit milah ceremony - Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme
Infant after brit
Set of brit milah implements, Göttingen city museum