age of 99 circumcised himself to fulfill God's will. From then on it was set that all the children of Abraham will be circumcised. Buy Why? In an interview held with Reformed Jew Mollie Hyman, a children's play therapist at Washington Elementary School in Salem, Oregon. Mollie informed me that God asked Abraham to perform the circumcision to set the Jewish people apart from all others who were not. From that day on the majority of all Jewish males have been circumcised. Ms. Hyman informed me, that many reformed Jewish families are steering away from the circumcision ceremony, while the Orthodox Jews are very set in the traditional Jewish rituals. "All Orthodox Jewish males are circumcised" she said. It would not be accepted in that form of Judaism. Another reason Jewish males are circumcised is to !
             show that they have a commitment to being Jewish, and it is the parents way of saying, "I am raising my child Jewish." A boy that is circumcised enters into a personal covenant with God.
             Now that there is a background to why the Jewish people circumcise, let me regress back to the actual process. Eight days after a Jewish male is born the circumcision ceremony takes place. The parents don't invite, but inform friends, family and such that their son will be circumcised on such a date at such a time. No gifts are brought for this day, although there is a lot of food. The night before the circumcision there is a guarding of the child ritual that takes place. This is to prevent any evil spirits, which seek to harm the child. The following morning the circumcision will take place even if it is on the Sabbath. The Mohel is prepared with an instrument to perform the ritual. The Brit starts out with all the "gu
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