Welcoming a son · Wording guide

Bris invitation wording נוסח הזמנה לברית מילה

A bris is on the eighth day, usually in shul right after shachris. The card is made in a hurry, so it keeps to the essentials: why, when, where, the times, and the father.

The wording, line by line

  1. ברוב שבח והודאה להשי״תאתכבד בזה להזמיןחבירי, ידידי ומכירילבוא ולהשתתף בשמחתי אצל

    1The father invites in the first person.

  2. ברית מילה

    2The headline.

  3. לרגל שמחת הולדת בני למזל טובשתתקיים אי״הביום א׳ פרשת וישלחי״ב כסלו תשפ״ז לפ״קNovember 22, 2026

    3The birth of my son, then the day and the parsha, the Hebrew date and the English date.

  4. בבית הכנסת תולדות אהרן112 Hewes Street, Brooklyn NYשחרית בשעה 8:00ברית מילה בשעה 9:00

    4The shul, its address, and the times of shachris and the bris.

  5. החותם באהבהשמואל זלמן כהןבן ר׳ שלמה יעקב הי״ו

    5The father signs, with his father under his name.

No name for the baby

The name is given at the bris itself, so the card says הולדת בני and no name.

With the vachnacht

If there is a vachnacht the night before, it usually goes on the same card. See the vachnacht and bris wording.

Ready the same day

You can make the card, pay and download it in a few minutes, then send the JPEG on WhatsApp.

The short forms on this card

On the cardWritten outWhat it means
להשי״תלהשם יתברךto Hashem, blessed be He
אי״האם ירצה השםif Hashem wills
לפ״קלפרט קטןafter the year: the year counted without the thousands
הי״והשם ישמרהו ויחייהוmay Hashem guard him and give him life; after a man’s name

Bris · 3 designs

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Bris invitation: Scalloped Card & Navy Damask Envelope
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Bris invitation: Navy & Gold Brushstroke
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