Segula (Kabbalah)
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A segula is a protective or benevolent incantation or ritual in Kabbalistic and Talmudic tradition.
Wearing a red string
Brit milah
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The brit milah, or bris, is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism and Samaritanism during which a newborn male's foreskin is surgically removed. According to the Book of Genesis, God commanded the b
"Isaac's Circumcision", Regensburg Pentateuch, c. 1300
Jewish circumcision in Venice around 1780, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme, Paris
Circumcision bench, 18th century. Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
Chair of Elijah used during the brit milah ceremony, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme