brit milah
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He was trained in the Jewish religious practice of brit milah — a profession generally spelled “mohel” in English and pronounced “moil.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
Same goes for when a mother asks her to officiate a brit milah — a less controversial procedure, though a small but growing number of Jews are questioning the tradition’s merits.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2019
Many of these Jews, according to rabbis and the ritual circumcisers known as mohels, are rejecting the classic festive circumcision ceremony, called a brit milah, or bris.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2013
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