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NWR: Gift for a Bris

cutiepie12702cutiepie12702
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FI's family is Jewish, and I'm Catholic and know nothing at all about any Jewish ceremonies/events. FI's cousin just had a baby boy last week and the Bris is this week. What type of gift should I bring? Her daughters are our flower girls, so I want to make sure I get something decent since she will obviously be putting out a good amount of money for our wedding. I was thinking of getting clothes, but I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Is it more appropriate to give cash?
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Re: NWR: Gift for a Bris

  • smw42smw42 member
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    edited December 2011
    If you don't get any good responses here you can try posting this on the NJ Nest board. They might have more advice for you!
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  • cutiepie12702cutiepie12702
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    edited December 2011
    Thank you - I thought of doing that, but figured I'd try my luck here first. =)
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  • rebecca.scuderirebecca.scuderi
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    edited December 2011
    If they practice more traditionally, then they probably did not receive any gifts before the baby was born. The bris is usually the first time that most are seeing the family after the birth so iIf they are registered somewhere like a Babies R Us then you could purchase something from the registry. Otherwise clothes are great, but let me tell you from working at Baby Gap, purchase clothes for later stages in life like the 6-12mo or 12-18mo bracket because everyone and their mother will be buying newborn clothes. Not many think to purchase with the thought of down the road, a baby can only wear so many clothes right now before he grows.
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  • Heather822Heather822
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    edited December 2011
    Cash is usally my go~to gift for things like this.
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  • JoBell123JoBell123
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    edited December 2011
    If you give a monetary gift, do it in multiples of $18 (like $54, $72, $90, etc) since 18 is good luck in Jewish tradition.
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