Covenant today
The Jewish covenants are still a vital part of Judaism today.
Jewish boys will take part in the Brit MilahThe naming ceremony for boys within Judaism. This takes place eight days after birth. It is then when a boy is circumcised as a mark of the covenant made between God and Abraham at the beginning of the Jewish faith. ceremony when they are eight days old. The Brit Milah is a ceremony where newborn boys are circumcision (Judaism)The removal of the foreskin from the penis performed by a qualified mohel on all Jewish boys, usually on the eighth day after birth. Also known as Brit Milah.. It is part of the last covenant, when God asked Abraham to remove his and the foreskin of all Jewish boys after him. This is still a common practice for Jews, which is the first sign of their Jewish identity.
The commandments given by God to Moses are still followed by the Jewish community today. The festival of Passover (PesachThe Jewish festival (Passover) which remembers the redemption of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.) is still celebrated each year by Jews in Wales, the UK, Israel and the rest of the world.
At Pesach, Jews remember the stories of:
- the ten plagues sent by God to punish the Egyptians, when the PharaohA ruler in ancient Egypt refused to release them from slavery
- the crossing of the Red Sea, when God parted the sea to help the Israelites escape