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בְּרִית מִילָה

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After the circumcision has been completed, the Mohel (or another honoree) takes a cup of wine and says:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, borei peri hagefen.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדֵּשׁ יְדִיד מִבֶּטֶן
וְחֹק בִּשְׁאֵרוֹ שָׂם, וְצֶאֱצָאָיו חָתַם בְּאוֹת בְּרִית קֹדֶשׁ. עַל כֵּן
בִּשְׂכַר זֹאת, אֵל חַי חֶלְקֵנוּ צוּרֵנוּ צַוֵּה לְהַצִּיל יְדִידוּת שְׁאֵרֵנוּ
מִשַּׁחַת, לְמַעַן בְּרִיתוֹ אֲשֶׁר שָׂם בִּבְשָׂרֵנוּ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה,
כּוֹרֵת הַבְּרִית.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, asher kidesh yedid mibeten
vechok bish'ero sham, vetze'etza'av chatam be'ot berit kodesh. Al kein
bischar zot, Eil chai chelkeinu tzureinu tzaveh lehatzil yedidut she'ereinu
mishachat, lema'an berito asher sam bivsareinu. Baruch atah Adonai,
koret haberit.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who made the beloved one [Isaac] holy from the womb, marked the decree of circumcision in his flesh, and gave his descendants the seal and sign of the holy covenant. As a reward for this, the Living God, our Portion, our Rock, did order deliverance from destruction for the beloved of our flesh, for the sake of His covenant that He set in our flesh. Blessed are You, LORD, who establishes the covenant.
Prov. 23Ezek. 16
Hebrew
אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, קַיֵּם אֶת הַיֶּלֶד הַזֶּה לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ,
וְיִקָּרֵא שְׁמוֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל (פלוני בן פלוני). יִשְׂמַח הָאָב בְּיוֹצֵא חֲלָצָיו
וְתָגֵל אִמּוֹ בִּפְרִי בִטְנָהּ, כַּכָּתוּב: יִשְׂמַח־אָבִיךָ וְאִמֶּךָ, וְתָגֵל
יוֹלַדְתֶּךָ: וְנֶאֱמַר: וָאֶעֱבֹר עָלַיִךְ וָאֶרְאֵךְ מִתְבּוֹסֶסֶת בְּדָמָיִךְ,
וָאֹמַר לָךְ בְּדָמַיִךְ חֲיִי, וָאֹמַר לָךְ בְּדָמַיִךְ חֲיִי:
Sephardi
Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu, kayem et hayeled hazeh le'aviv ule'imo,
veyikarei shemo beYisrael (ploni ben peloni). Yismach ha'av beyotzei chalatzav
vetagel imo bifri vitnah, kakatuv: Yismach-avicha ve'imecha, vetagel
yoladetecha: vene'emar: va'e'evor alayich va'er'ech mitboseset bedamayich,
va'omar lach bedamayich chayi, va'omar lach bedamayich chayi:
English
Our God and God of our fathers, preserve this child to his father and mother, and let his name be called in Israel (baby’s name son of father’s name). May the father rejoice in the issue of his body, and the mother be glad with the fruit of her womb, as is written, “May your father and mother rejoice, and she who bore you be glad.” And it is said, “Then I passed by you and saw you downtrodden in your blood, and I said to you: In your blood, live; and I said to you: In your blood, live.”
Ps. 105Gen. 21Ps. 118
Hebrew
וְנֶאֱמַר: זָכַר לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ, דָּבָר צִוָּה לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר: אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת אֶת־
אַבְרָהָם, וּשְׁבוּעָתוֹ לְיִשְׂחָק: וַיַּעֲמִידֶהָ לְיַעֲקֹב לְחֹק, לְיִשְׂרָאֵל
בְּרִית עוֹלָם: וְנֶאֱמַר: וַיָּמָל אַבְרָהָם אֶת־יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ בֶּן־שְׁמֹנַת
יָמִים, כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִים: הוֹדוּ לַיהֹוָה כִּי־טוֹב, כִּי לְעוֹלָם
חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
Vene'emar: Zachar le'olam berito, davar tzivah le'elef dor: asher karat et-
Avraham, ushvu'ato leYitzchak: vaya'amidehah leYaakov lechok, leYisrael
berit olam: vene'emar: vayamal Avraham et-Yitzchak beno ben-shemonat
yamim, ka'asher tzivah oto Elohim: Hodu lAdonai ki-tov, ki le'olam
chasdo:
English
And it is said, “He remembered His covenant for ever; the word He ordained for a thousand generations; the covenant He made with Abraham and gave on oath to Isaac, confirming it as a statute for Jacob, an everlasting covenant for Israel.” And it is said, “And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac at the age of eight days, as God had commanded him.” Thank the LORD for He is good; His loving-kindness is for ever.
All respond:
Hebrew
הוֹדוּ לַיהֹוָה כִּי־טוֹב, כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ:
Sephardi
Hodu lAdonai ki-tov, ki le'olam chasdo:
English
Thank the LORD for He is good; His loving-kindness is for ever.
The Mohel (or honoree) continues:
Hebrew
(פלוני בן פלוני) זֶה הַקָּטֹן גָּדוֹל יִהְיֶה, כְּשֵׁם שֶׁנִּכְנַס לַבְּרִית, כֵּן יִכָּנֵס
לְתוֹרָה וּלְחֻפָּה וּלְמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים.
Sephardi
(ploni ben ploni) Zeh hakaton gadol yihyeh, keshem shenichnas laberit, kein yikanes
leTorah uleChupah ulema'asim tovim.
English
May this child (baby’s name son of father’s name) become great. Just as he has entered into the covenant, so may he enter into Torah, marriage and good deeds.
The Sandak also drinks some of the wine; some drops are given to the baby. The cup is then sent to the mother, who also drinks from it.
All say Aleinu on page 208, and Mourner’s Kaddish on page 212.