What You'll Need for the Brit

Preparing for a brit is simple. The following is a list of the items you should gather together in advance of your simcha.

• Three freshly washed large cloth diapers
• Two disposable diapers and a few diaper wipes
• Three dozen individually wrapped 3x3 sterile gauze pads
• One small box of sterile cotton balls
• A fresh tube of bacitracin ointment
• A fresh tube of vaseline
• A wastebasket with a plastic bag liner
• A small table
• A sturdy table, about the size of a bridge table, with a white tablecloth
• A lamp or other adequate lighting
• A loaf of challah
• An unopened bottle of kosher sweet grape wine (room temperature)
• A kiddush cup
• A pair of Shabbat candlesticks with candles and matches
• One to two tallises (prayer shawls)
• A standard bed pillow with pillow case
• Head coverings (yarmulkes) for all males