Sandek

Sandak (Godparent)^[1] is the one who holds the male infant on his knee during the Brit milah, while another person, the mohel, circumcises him.^[2]

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[1] ttps://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13174-sandek-syndikus

[2] ttp://www.ebris.com/bris_stuff_sandek.html

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