periah

alternative peria · alternative priah · alternative peri'a

1. Rabbinic Judaisma supplementary procedure in the bris following the milah (excision of the akroposthion) where the preputial epithelium of the foreskin is separated from the glans of the penis as a precursor to posthetomy.

   in the description of Abraham's circumcision eth is not sued. Rashi quotes Bereshith Rabbah, which explains that Ishmael underwent periah - the removal of an additional membrane below the foreskin - while Abraham did not.

   1986, Avraham M. Goldstein, The Eternal Heritage: An Anthology of Torah Thought · Volume 1, page 192

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   See the Chidushey Ha-Ran, who states that even if one is no longer busy cutting / , i.e., with the milah,/ but /already/ started /doing/ the periah he is /nevertheless/ still classed as being occupied with the milah, since milah and periah are /classed as parts of/ the same action.

   1900, Israel Meir (ha-Kohen) translated by Aviel Orenstein, Mishnah Berurah: The Classic Commentary to Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayim, Comprising the Laws of Daily Jewish Conduct · Volume 3 page 147

   The Midrash, extolling the wisdom and beauty of the human body which is uniquely constructed for the performance of mitzvot, notes that G-d gave people nails on their fingers so they could perform the rituals of melika (a form of schechita of birds in the Mikdash) and periah. Nevertheless, when mohelim developed a more efficient method of performing milah and periah in one step, no objection was raised.

   1998, Gad Freudenthal, AIDS in Jewish Thought and Law page 123

   periah was an innovation instituted over the course of time, most likely in response to the drawing down of the foreskin that was known from the time of the Hellenists and was still practiced during the time of the Hadrianic persecutions .. Proof that periah is an innovative requirement is to be found as well in the tradition that the Patriarch Abraham did not practice it.

   2003, Elizabeth Wyner Mark, The Covenant of Circumcision: New Perspectives on an Ancient Jewish Rite, page 93

   Synonyms: bris periah