Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Just got back from my nephew's bris. Here is my submission: > http://www.faneuil.net/max/pages/crop0029.htm > > Young man behind the rabbi is the father (my brother) > Notice the women UPSTAIRS. > The mom was not allowed to approach the dais/alter. > She had to watch from several hundred feet away. > Pretty much why I strayed from the synagogue. Aha ... circumcision. I was sure it was a two word term. I'm not Jewish but when my children were born, I wanted them circumcised. Unusual (then) in Sweden. The local hospital wanted to put them to sleep and make a big deal out of it. No way, I thought. I don't want them knocked out. That's dangerous. Called the rabbi and he agreed (there is a procedure for cutting goy's). What you wrote about the mom ... boy do I ever remember that. My wife was not thrilled, talk about giving me looks. She came along, but she waited out of sight. Then I had another son ... same ritual. Was I ever glad when the third one was a daughter! Daniel - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html