Weight of a Baby for a Postponed Circumcision | Sheilot

Weight of a Baby for a Postponed Circumcision

Question

How much should a baby weigh to perform a postponed circumcision?

Answer

Hello

Usually, the baby should weigh 2.5 kg,

but it all depends on the situation,  and it depends on the examination by an expert mohel.


Answered 4 March 2025 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source

According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Fried, shlita

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