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Any Jewish mommas with boys??
I'm starting to plan our son's bris since I don't want to be running around like crazy in the first 8 days doing so. I'm trying to get an idea about how many people is too many to invite. This is our first son (and child)... DH wants to invite all his friends too. I know it will depend on whether it's a weekday or weekend that the bris takes place, but I just don't know how many people we should be including.
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Re: Any Jewish mommas with boys??
Sorry...if you want to get a specific moma you can post their name with the question. Ragdolls posts on the Baltimore Nestie board more so you can try there and here...I know she just had a boy and she is Jewish.
HTH
Yes and she has a mohel that she recc'd etc.
Not Jewish, but my advice to you would be to find a place you want to order food from now and line up either delivery or one of the grandparents to pick it up, etc.
Lol.
For starters if you're anywhere near Baltimore I highly recommend Rabbi Rappaport. His website is here. It gives a good amount of helpful information - including people you need to choose to be a part of the ceremony, items you'll need to have on hand, etc.
As for guests, etc., I wouldn't make it a huge event. For starters, you'll be 8 days post-partum and - especially if you're hosting yourself - it's a lot to take on. My parents hosted and I still felt overwhelmed by it all. It also is what it is - a very serious ceremony (more important, religiously, than the bar mitzvah) where your child is being put in harm's way (in the most personal way) to satisfy the covenant. If you're like most, it will be something you want over and done with as soon as possible - not something you want to celebrate with 100 of your closest friends. In any event, though, unless it happens to fall on a weekend, it's more or less naturally a short and small event since it will be morning or early afternoon and only those closest to you are going to be able to take a few hours off in the middle of their workday to run you your home, stand there nervously while your baby gets snipped and you cry your way through the readings, and then join everyone for the post-ceremony bagel while your kid sleeps off the wine.
That's my quick two cents. Happy to answer any specific questions, though!
And mazel tov!!
lovelylittleworld
BFP#2 1/12/12 ~ Missed M/C 8w2d
Oh - and now that I'm actually reading your question instead of just spouting off...
If your husband's friends are really important to him, I would have them - especially if they're Jewish or otherwise "get" what a huge thing it is. I don't think it's one of those "invite the coworkers" events - but it *is* a very important day...so if there are people that you want to share it with, they should be there. JMHO, though.
lovelylittleworld
BFP#2 1/12/12 ~ Missed M/C 8w2d
Thanks for all the advice! We already recruited my ILs to do the hosting... and go a catering menu for the food
I'm prepared to cry and have my eyes in my hands during it 