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]

References
  1. https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13174-sandek-syndikus
  2. http://www.ebris.com/bris_stuff_sandek.html


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