As per request, following are pictures from the bris. It was
held at the Agudas Yisroel of West Lawrence. The mohel was Rabbi Yehudah Kaplan
(who I would suggest to anyone looking, he was great).
On with the pictures...
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This is the first part of the bris, it's called Kvatter,
the person that brings the baby in from the mother. The same person also
returns the baby. This is done usually by a husband and wife team, who
here was my sister and brother-in-law (shown) |
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This is the next step of the bris which is al kiseh, taking
the baby from the Kvatter, and putting him on the Kiseh shel Eliyahu,
the Chair of Elijah. I'll explain later. This was done by Sarah's Zeide |
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This is Rabbi Kaplan preparing for the bris |
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This is the next step, which is lifting the baby off the
chair, also done by Zeide |
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I got to hold him, after taking him from Zeide to put him
on the Sandek's lap, see next picture |
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My father being the Sandek, the one who holds the baby during
the Bris |
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This is during the bris |
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This is Rabbi Diamond about to say the Brachos on a cup
of wine, and Rabbi Fogel holding him |
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Another shot of the Brachos |
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Here is Rabbi Kurland holding Shimon Leib (when he became
known as Shimon Leib). And Rabbi Goodman about to read and announce his
name |
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Here is the Krias HaShaym (calling of the name) again |
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