574. The Bracha on Circumcising a Convert

Milah 3:3

Next, the father of the baby, the mohel, or one of the people present recites the bracha that God “has sanctified the dear one from the womb, placed the statute in his flesh, and sealed his descendants with the sign of the holy covenant. Therefore, in this merit, living God, our portion and our rock, may You decree to save the beloved of our flesh from destruction for the sake of His covenant, which He placed in our flesh. Blessed are You, Hashem, who establishes the covenant.” The father of the baby then recites shehechiyanu.

Milah 3:4

When circumcising a convert, one recites the bracha that God “has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to circumcise converts and to draw ‘blood of the covenant’ from them because, if not for the blood of the covenant, heaven and earth could not be endure, as it says, ‘If not for My covenant day and night, I would not have established the laws of heaven and earth’ (Jeremiah 33:25).”