Bris planning

Diamond Member Joined: Apr 18 2010 Posts: 3030

Obviously there's not much you can do until the baby actually comes, but I would like to at least have some names/numbers on hand so that I don't have to go researching right after the baby's born. So, I need names of caterers that do reasonably priced brissim in NYC. Also- my big worry- what do I do if we end up with an Erev Pesach bris?

Platinum Member Joined: Nov 01 2009 Posts: 8212

I don't know if they go to NYC (are you talking Manhattan or somewhere else?) but we used:

http://www.8thdaycaterers.com/index.php

They are out of the Teaneck area.

They were very reasonable and cheaper than everyone else we called.

If you have an erev Pesach bris, you need to CYLOR but I would assume a regular bris just early AM and burn chametz ASAP. Don't overorder then Smile

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Diamond Member Joined: Apr 18 2010 Posts: 3030

Thanks.
I'm not worried about the halachik issues for Erev Pesach- like you, I assume we'd just do it early enough to be able to get the meal in- I'm concerned that no one will be able to cater it at all! Perhaps we could get the food a few days before and hope the bagels don't get too stale Smile

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Posted: Wed, Apr 06 2011, 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: Bris planning

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One of my best friends had an erev Pesach bris. They served fish, fruit, and veggies and thats it. I think it's all the shul would allow.
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Diamond Member Joined: Apr 18 2010 Posts: 3030

We already know where we're having it, they don't mind b/c they're not a large space, and it's separate from the rest of the building. Erev Pesach is only if this baby comes on Monday. It could come tonight. Or tomorrow. Or Shabbos. Or Tuesday. You get the idea. But we are in the danger zone as it were.

I don't think we would be having hot food anyway- I was thinking more like bagels, muffins, and fruit.

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Bagel hole on coney island
M bagels on M

I have used both, and they were both great!

Posted: Thu, Apr 07 2011, 1:14 am Post subject:

You could make a gebrochts/kitniyot bris. No chametz, no matzah. Just DH would have to be careful to eat enough mezonot to wash & bentch. (It's possible, AYLOR.) Or you order a dozen bagels for DH & a minyan and no one else washes...
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