Editing Brit milah (section)

=== ''Seudat mitzvah'' ===
After the ceremony, a [[Seudat mitzvah|celebratory meal]] takes place. At the ''[[birkat hamazon]]'', according to the Eastern Asheknazic rite, additional introductory lines, known as ''Nodeh Leshimcha'', are added. These lines praise God and request the permission of God, the [[Torah]], [[Kohen|Kohanim]] and distinguished people present to proceed with the grace. When the four main blessings are concluded, special ''ha-Rachaman'' prayers are recited. They request various blessings by God that include:
# the parents of the baby, to help them raise him wisely;
# the ''[[sandek]]'' (companion of child);
# the baby boy to have strength and grow up to trust in God and perceive Him [[Three pilgrim festivals|three times a year]];
# the ''mohel'' for unhesitatingly performing the ritual;
# to send the [[Messiah in Judaism]] speedily in the merit of this ''[[mitzvah]]'';
# to send [[Elijah (prophet)|Elijah]] the prophet, known as "The Righteous Kohen", so that God's covenant can be fulfilled with the re-establishment of the throne of King [[David]].

According to the Western Ashkenazic rite, ''Nodeh Leshimcha'' is not recited. ''[[Elohim tzivita li-yedidcha bechiracha]]'' is recited during the second blessing, and a set of ''ha-Rachaman'' prayers, different from the ones in the Eastern Ashkenazic rite, are recited.<ref name=Baer>Western Ashkenazic version of Seder Avodat Yisrael, [https://tablet.otzar.org/#/b/174107/p/739/t/1/fs/0/start/0/end/0/c/1705224278100 page 739] (the link is to Otzar HaChochmah, available only to subscribers).</ref>