Brit Milah

The boundless happiness is usually accompanied by characteristic, typical concerns: the new or experienced father is burdened with running the house, along with caring for the mother and the newborn. Running around, arrangements, bureaucracy at discharge from hospital and more. But for the families helped by the Birkat Hashem association, the feelings of happiness are accompanied by much deeper worries.

As religious Jews, the knowledge that "He who provides life, will provide sustenance" is firmly enrooted in our conscience.

But how will this salvation come about?

Even when the newborn is not a first child, and the stroller, clothing and accessories are inherited from his older siblings, this doesn't resolve the issue of the Brit se'udah. Although usually celebrated in a relatively limited, familial setting, the festivities still entail heavy expenses such as a hall, catering, and more. The Birkat Hashem staff have long become one of the first on the list of relatives to update about the birth of a baby and the date of the Brit Milah. After receiving the warm, heartfelt congratulations from a Birkat Hashem staff member, the heart is a little lighter, freed from a weighty burden – someone will take charge of part of the heavy expenses.