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- Lighting a candle:[1]
It is customary to light candles at the time of the Bris Mila[2] [in Shul[3] or in whichever home in which the Bris is taking place[4], and by the meal[5]].
_____________________________________________________________[1] Rama Y.D. 265:5; Shach 265:21; Maharil Hilchos MilaTosafus Sanhedrin 32b; Kuntrus Chanoch Lanar p. 8 that so was done by the Bris of the Rebbe Rashab; Sefer Shemiras Haguf Vihanefesh [Lerner] 150:11; Shevach Habris 18:1; See Pesakim Uteshuvos 265:20; See Encyclopedia Talmudit Vol. 4 Erech Bris Mila p. 250 footnotes 78–79
[2] The Reason: This is done as a sign of joy. [Tosafus ibid] Alternatively, it is done in play of the verse which states “Layehudim Haysa Orah.” [Maharsha Sanhedrin ibid] Alternatively, it is done because in the past when circumcisions were outlawed, they would light candles to let people know the circumcision is taking place. Now even though this decree is no longer applicable, nonetheless the custom is not nullified. [Yerushalmi Kesubos 1:5]
[3] Shach ibid
[4] Yad Haketana Mila 25
[5] Koreis Habris 265:46
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