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amother

Wed, May 12 2021, 12:18 am

What to answer at Bris. ppl will say mazal tov, and ill say...?

Please help, dont want to seem silly

amother

cornflower

Wed, May 12 2021, 12:25 am

Thanks, may we continue to share smachot.

LovesHashem

Wed, May 12 2021, 12:28 am

Thank you.
Mazel Tov essentially means congratulations. Ask yourself if someone told you congrats how you would respond.

Iymnok

Wed, May 12 2021, 12:32 am

Amein, mazal tov!
Thank you for coming!

dankbar

Wed, May 12 2021, 12:37 am

Brichem tiya

Moonlight

Wed, May 12 2021, 12:58 am

Thank you! Mazel tov!
Bruchim tehi is technically the correct response but most people don't say that

amother

cornflower

Wed, May 12 2021, 1:16 am

Baruch tihiyeh (m) or brucha tehi (f) literally means "may you be blessed" and is an all purpose phrase, though it's usually in response to yishar cochacha (m) or yishar kochaych. (Sounds like 'shkoyach' in some accents.) No need to whip it out in response to a mazel tov if it feels awkward.

essie14

Wed, May 12 2021, 4:05 am

I have only ever heard people respond to Mazal Tov with Amen or Thank You.

zaq

Wed, May 12 2021, 4:15 am

Correct response to Mazal Tov is not "thank You" but Gam Baruch tihyeh (male) /brucha tihyi (female) /bruchim tihyu (plural). It means "may you also be blessed."

naomi2

Wed, May 12 2021, 4:35 am

zaq wrote:

Correct response to Mazal Tov is not "thank You" but Gam Baruch tihyeh (male) /brucha tihyi (female) /bruchim tihyu (plural). It means "may you also be blessed."

Op is asking so she doesn't sound weird. She is not looking for the technically correct answer.
Op, in America we say thank you, Amen or both. Also, if you want, now would be a good time to say " thank you for coming".

amother

Plum

Wed, May 12 2021, 6:27 am

The response is "thank you for coming. Many we share many simchas together "

flowerpower

Wed, May 12 2021, 6:28 am

“Thank you” and smile. A smile is worth more than words sometimes

imaima

Wed, May 12 2021, 6:56 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

What to answer at Bris. ppl will say mazal tov, and ill say...?

Please help, dont want to seem silly

Thank you

avrahamama

Wed, May 12 2021, 7:52 am

By us it's a little more emotional lol. "Thank you! May we all have many more smachot! May you walk all your children to chuppa to good holy families. May you be in good health always with your spouse by your side in shalom. May we greet mashiach together!"

Things like that.

avrahamama

Wed, May 12 2021, 7:53 am

OP siman tov umazal tov to you!

mamaleh

Wed, May 12 2021, 8:07 am

naomi2 wrote:

This depends on where OP is located and what type of crowd will be there. In Lakewood (esp in Yeshivish circles) and in some other places, people are familiar with the ‘proper’ response & brucha tihi would be considered a normal response. while ‘thank you’ would not be ‘strange’ at all brucha tihi would imply someone who knows what to do.

I know that sounds strange. I’m trying to figure out how to word the comparison without hurting anyone- basically, when someone answers correctly, it raises my esteem/respect for them. Not that thank you lowers it, just brucha tihi raises it. And I’ve heard the same from others.

Roots

Wed, May 12 2021, 12:49 pm

just answer normally- thank you! thanks so much for coming! may we share in smachos etc.
(im in yeshivish cirlces but never felt right saying brucha tihi lol)

amother

Rose

Wed, May 12 2021, 12:49 pm

I find lots of people say more than mazel tov, they say you should have lots of nachas etc. So I say mazel tov back and wish them they should have nachas from all their children or whatever is similar to what they say to me, plus I add personal brachos if we’re close.

seafood

Wed, May 12 2021, 1:00 pm

Chassidish and it’s accepted to say breechim tihyee (in our havarah)

amother

Thu, May 13 2021, 2:59 pm

thank you everyone for your responses, it was a huge help!!!
were located in europe, it was a very mixed crowd (chassidish/gruzinim/ litvish/ mod.orth.)- "thank you, may we share many more simches" and personal blessings were fine Smile

im still glad its over Smile

always feels strange to accomodate nonobservant familymembers in shul, to make such a mixed crowd comfortable...

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