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==Obligation of the Mitzvah of Brit Milah== | |||
# A father is obligated to perform a Brit Milah (circumcision) on his son or to appoint a Shaliach (proxy) to perform a Brit Milah on his son. <ref>Kitzur S"A 163:1</ref> | |||
# The father of the baby should place the baby on the knees of the Sandak. <ref>Kitzur S"A 163:1</ref> | |||
# The father of the baby should stand near the Mohel (the one who is performing the circumcision) in order to show that the Mohel is his proxy. <ref>Kitzur S"A 163:1</ref> | |||
==When a Brit Milah should take place== | |||
# The Brit Milah is performed on the eighth day after the baby's birth.<ref>Vayikra 12:3, Tur and S"A 262:1</ref> | |||
# The Brit Milah may be performed any time during the day, after Netz HaChama, however, one should make an effort to fulfill the mitzvah of Brit Milah early in the morning because of "Zarizin Makdimin LeMitzvot". <ref>Pesachim 4a says that the Brit Milah may be performed any time during the day but those who have alacrity in fulfilling mitzvot will do it early. The gemara learns this concept of Zarizin Makdimin LeMitzvot from Avraham Avinu when he went to perform the Akeda early in the morning. S"A YD 262:1 codifies this as halacha.</ref> | |||
# If one performed the Brit Milah before Netz HaChama after Olot HaShachar one fulfills one's obligation. <ref>Megillah 20a, Rama 262:1</ref> | |||
# If it will cause a fight among the family to perform the Brit Milah very early, one may delay it, but one should still try to make it as early as possible.<ref>Rav Mordechai Eliyahu's comment on Kitzur S"A 163:1</ref> | |||
==Delayed Milah on Thursday or Friday== | ==Delayed Milah on Thursday or Friday== | ||
# According to Ashkenazim one may perform a delayed Brit Milah on Thursday or Friday even if it will cause a situation of Pikuach Nefesh, however, Sephardim hold that one should not perform a delayed Brit Milah on Thursday or Friday. <Ref> | # According to Ashkenazim one may perform a delayed Brit Milah on Thursday or Friday even if it will cause a situation of Pikuach Nefesh, however, Sephardim hold that one should not perform a delayed Brit Milah on Thursday or Friday. <Ref> | ||
