brit milah ceremony

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Jewish religious ceremony
gptkbp:agePerformed eighth day after birth
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs bris
gptkbp:attendedBy gptkb:family
friends
community members
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Talmud
gptkbp:controversy debates over ethics and health
gptkbp:customs festive meal
honorary roles
seating the baby on the chair of Elijah
gptkbp:delayedIf infant is not healthy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label brit milah ceremony
gptkbp:includes circumcision
blessings
naming of the child
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:legalStatus protected religious practice in many countries
gptkbp:performedAt male infants
gptkbp:performedBy mohel
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Conservative_Judaism
gptkb:Reform_Judaism
gptkb:Samaritans
Orthodox Judaism
some Karaite communities
some progressive Jewish groups
gptkbp:prohibits Sabbath if health is at risk
gptkbp:purpose circumcision of Jewish male infants
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:requires Jewish law (halakha)
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Genesis_17:10-14
gptkbp:significance covenant between God and Abraham
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mohel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6