Amazing! An IDF combat soldier performed the "pidyon ha'ben" (redemption of the 1st born son) ceremony while serving in Gaza. When a Jewish woman gives birth to her first-born son, the father is obligated to redeem the child from a kohen, a priest. They perform a ceremony called the Pidyon Haben, the Redemption of the Son. The father “buys” his son from the priest to redeem him. Mazal tov | Uri Gobey

Pidyon Haben (redemption of the firstborn son) “Take the Levites...

✨ I Just Went To This Rare Jewish Ceremony! Have you ever been at a Pidyon Haben, the ritual redemption of the first born? | Chabad.org

A “pidyon nefesh” is a method of annulling harsh decrees and helping one secure fertility, health, livelihood, marriage and general success. Through the giving of a pidyon to an appropriate person, it is possible to exchange one’s suffering on to the redemption money. Erev Rosh Hashanah is a particularly opportune time to do a Pidyon Nefesh – Redemption of the Soul. You have a special opportunity for Rabbi Shalom Arush, shlita to perform the pidyon for you at the tzion of Rebbe Nachman in Uman!