Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The bris at the synagogue was incredible fast - the baby barely wimpered. As an MD, it seemed as professional as could be. My brother told be that the moyel (person who performs the bris) came by their house the next day for a 'post-op' check. MY son's was performed in a hospital by a resident - Not to get into details, but I would take the moyel in a synagogue any day.. Eric >From: Clive Moss <chmphoto@sbcglobal.net> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Some things really are best left unphotographed. >Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:07:22 -0600 > >Slobodan Dimitrov said the following on 12/17/2003 9:05 AM: >>When my last daughter was born, I was in the maternity ward to feed her. I >>noticed in the room a little form in the shape of a ginger bread man, >>maybe >>over 20 inches. It had straps for the arms and legs. It turned out that it >>was a circumcision restraining board. >... >I have never seen such a device used at a Jewish bris. It is also unusual >for the procedure to take place at a hospital. The custom is soak a piece >of cloth in a sweet kosher wine, and let the baby suck on it for a while >before the process. > >-- >Clive >http://clive.moss.net > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Get dial-up Internet access now with our best offer: 6 months @$9.95/month! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html