Shimon Leib's Bris

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...

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)
   
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
   
This is Rabbi Kaplan preparing for the bris
   
This is the next step, which is lifting the baby off the chair, also done by Zeide
   
I got to hold him, after taking him from Zeide to put him on the Sandek's lap, see next picture
   
My father being the Sandek, the one who holds the baby during the Bris
   
This is during the bris
   
This is Rabbi Diamond about to say the Brachos on a cup of wine, and Rabbi Fogel holding him
   
Another shot of the Brachos
   
Here is Rabbi Kurland holding Shimon Leib (when he became known as Shimon Leib). And Rabbi Goodman about to read and announce his name
   
Here is the Krias HaShaym (calling of the name) again
   

 

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