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What is the main purpose of Brit Milah?

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B irth rites: the key features and importance of birth rites in different Jewish communities

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What is the main purpose of Brit Milah?.

  1. A.To celebrate a child's birthday
  2. B.To perform a circumcision
  3. C.To name the child
  4. D.To welcome the child into the community

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Brit Milah

Brit Milah is a Jewish circumcision ceremony performed on the eighth day after a boy's birth. It symbolizes the covenant between God and the Jewish people. The mohel performs the circumcision, and the sandek holds the baby during the ceremony.

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