In the Jewish tradition, the circumcision ceremony of a Jewish baby boy performed on the eighth day after his birth by a mohel is called Bris ceremony. The word Bris literally means covenant and Milah means “to cut”. The Jewish circumcision or Bris Milah is believed to be the covenant God has established with the Jewish community through the commandment of circumcision.
In the Jewish faith, the body and soul are believed to be the holy partners who are supposed to serve God together. Therefore, the Bris is performed on the body part that is considered to be the most holy before the creator.
The significance of 8th day
As per the Kabalistic writings, the seventh days represent the physical world of creation. Therefore, on the eighth day, a child is said to have transcended from the physical to the metaphysical. He is now considered part of the physical and spiritual covenant. As a result, a Bris cannot be celebrated before the eighth day.
The Bris ceremony
Bris is a joyous ceremony that commemorates the birth of a

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