Eve of the bris · Wording guide

Vachnacht & bris invitation wording נוסח וואך נאכט וברית

The vachnacht is the night before the bris, so one card invites to both: first the vachnacht, at home or in a hall, then the bris the next morning in shul. The father invites, in his own name.

The wording, line by line

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

    1The father invites in the first person: my friends, to my simcha.

  2. וואך נאכט

    2The first headline.

  3. לרגל שמחת הולדת בני למזל טובשתתקיים אי״הביום ד׳ פרשת ואראבבית מורי חמי58 College Road

    3Why, when and where: the night and the parsha, often at the father-in-law’s home (בבית מורי חמי).

  4. ברית מילה

    4The second headline.

  5. תתקיים אי״ה למחרתובביהמ״ד תולדות אהרן112 Hewes Streetשחרית 8:30 | ברית 9:15

    5The bris the next morning (למחרתו): the shul, then the times of shachris and the bris.

  6. החותם באהבהשמואל זלמן רייכמןבן ר׳ שלמה יעקב הי״וחתן ר׳ יחזקאל בערגער הי״ו

    6The father signs, with his father and father-in-law under his name.

No name for the baby

The name is given at the bris, so the card says הולדת בני, the birth of my son, and no name.

All three on one card

When the shalom zachor, the vachnacht and the bris fall in the same few days, all three go on one card, each with its own place and time. Look for “All Three” in the designs.

Sent in a day or two

The bris is on the eighth day, so the card is made quickly. Download it as a JPEG the moment you pay and send it on WhatsApp, or print it.

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
ביהמ״דבית המדרשthe beis medrash
הי״והשם ישמרהו ויחייהוmay Hashem guard him and give him life; after a man’s name
חתן ר׳here: son-in-law of (not the chosson)

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