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Pidyon Haben
-Redeeming of First Born Male Child The traditional ceremony of Pidyon Haben occurs on the on the 31st day of a first born Jewish male infant. The father brings the child to the Kohen and recites a formula, or responds to ritual questions. The ceremony traditionally takes place amidst a minyan, a quorum of 10 men. The child is often presented on a silver try, surrounded by jewelry lent for the occasion by female guests. The father states that he prefers the child to the money, then he recites a blessing and hands over five silver coins (or an equivalent amount of total silver). The Kohen holds the coins over the child and declares that the redemption price is received and acceptable to him, and then blesses the baby boy and returns him to the custody of his family.
The Kohen asks the baby's father:
The father replies: I wish to redeem my son. I present you with the cost of his redemption as I am required to do by the Torah. With the redemption money in hand,
the father recites the following blessings:
The kohen accepts the money, and swinging the coins in a circular movement above the infant's head, he says:
The kohen places his right hand on the infants head and blesses him:
The kohen gives the infant boy to his father, and takes a cup of wine and recites:
And now enjoy the festive meal in celebration of this mitzvah of Pidyon Haben, the redemption of the first born son,
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