RitualÉpoque moderne
Chair of Elijah
Enrich the Great Bookכסא של אליהו
Description
Ceremonial seat, sometimes double and richly carved, on which the child is placed for a moment during the circumcision ceremony. A place is reserved for the prophet Elijah.
Significance
It evokes the presence of Elijah, guardian of the covenant, at every brit milah according to rabbinic tradition.