I'm now all curious--what does the rabbi (or whomever wields the sharpened implements) do with the bit they cut off? Does it get put in some sort of medical container, is there some ritual involved with disposing of it?
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Connie Neil - Jun 20, 2006 5:29:10 pm PDT #886 of 10001
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-t - Jun 20, 2006 5:29:21 pm PDT #887 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My nephew did that when he was baptized - full immersion, 3 times. We hadn't been told before hand that that was what would happen. My sister was Not Pleased.
12 years ago next month. That's weird.
-t - Jun 20, 2006 5:31:17 pm PDT #888 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
From teh FAQ at imohel.com:
Q: What is traditionally done with the excised foreskin?
A: The foreskin is an object that has been part of a mitzvah, and similar to an unusable Torah scroll or tefillin, it requires burial. A garbage disposal is not dignified and considered a disgraceful place to throw away an object of God’s imperative.
meara - Jun 20, 2006 5:36:44 pm PDT #889 of 10001
OMG, a garbage disposal? I mean, I can see if you're saying "throwing it in the trash isn't appropriate, it should be buried" or something, but...garbage disposal? Who would put it down the DISPOSAL???
-t - Jun 20, 2006 5:39:28 pm PDT #890 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It must have come up to be specifically mentioned like that. As a hypothetical question, one hopes.
Laura - Jun 20, 2006 5:42:29 pm PDT #891 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
The doctor asked me if I wanted the foreskin with one of the boys. Um, no.
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Hil R. - Jun 20, 2006 6:20:25 pm PDT #892 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Huh. Until I read that, I'd never even considered what they did with the foreskin.
the rabbi (or whomever wields the sharpened implements)
The person who does the actual cutting is called a mohel. (Pronounce "moil," approximately.) Generally, he's got rabbinic certification plus was trained by an older mohel; nowadays, a lot of mohels (but not all) are also doctors.
At the bris today, I think the baby's mother and grandmother and great-aunts were crying more than the baby was. (I don't know what the mens reactions were -- it was separate seating.)
billytea - Jun 20, 2006 6:52:11 pm PDT #893 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
(I don't know what the mens reactions were -- it was separate seating.)
Is that so the guys all have room to cross their legs as tight as they want?
Pix - Jun 20, 2006 7:05:32 pm PDT #894 of 10001
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Hil R. - Jun 20, 2006 7:07:38 pm PDT #895 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hee. The seating is so that the men can see what's going on -- traditionally, it's said that this is because the mother wouldn't be able to handle watching her baby hurt. Although this time, I noticed that a bunch of the elementary- and middle-school aged girls went up to the balcony of the synagogue so that they could see everything clearly from there.