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a Jewish rite performed on male infants as a sign of inclusion in the covenant between God and Abraham (Webster's Dictionary).
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For B'rit Milah (literally, "the covenant of circumcision"), newborn males are circumcised at 8 days old and are thus "brought into the Covenant of Abraham" (Gen. 17:10-14). This b'rit binds the newborn to his people. The b'rit is widely practiced even among Reform Jews, although they questioned it for a period. The ceremony is accompanied by a celebratory meal.
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A general term to describe the act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of the penis or the labia minor of females, practiced as a religious rite or as a hygienic measure. However "circumcision" is used, primarily, to describe the procedure when performed on males while excision is the term used to describe the procedure when performed on females.
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