. . "The brit milah (Hebrew: \u05D1\u05B0\u05BC\u05E8\u05B4\u05D9\u05EA \u05DE\u05B4\u05D9\u05DC\u05B8\u05D4\u200E, pronounced [b\u0281it mi\u02C8la]; Ashkenazi pronunciation: [b\u0281is \u02C8mil\u0259], \"covenant of circumcision\"; Yiddish pronunciation: bris [b\u0280\u026As]) is a Jewish religious male circumcision ceremony performed by a mohel on the eighth day of a male infant's life. The brit milah is followed by a celebratory meal (seudat mitzvah)."@en . . .