sandek

[ sahn-dek ]

noun

, Yiddish.

1. the man who holds the child during the Jewish rite of circumcision.

sandek

/ ˈsɑnˌdɛk /

noun

1. Judaism a man who holds a baby being circumcised

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandek¹

Hebrew

Example Sentences

Some, like Deb Sandek, program director with the Center for Effective Discipline, argue, not without evidence, that corporal punishment of any kind causes psychological trauma in children and should be banned entirely.

From Time

That day they performed the ceremony of Initiation with great rejoicing, and the Baal Shem was made godfather or Sandek.

From Project Gutenberg

By a dash toward Neu Sandek, on the headwaters of the Dunajec River, the Austrians attempted to outflank the Russians and thus force them to retreat from their advance position.

From Project Gutenberg

The last crisis had been brief, and there was so little danger that, when Milly's child was circumcised, Moses had not even been bidden to the feast, though his piety would have made him the ideal sandek or god-father.

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