# 4290 Cut the Cut
Question
Re- question above of not performing a Bris Mila on Shabbos for a baby whose father isn’t Jewish. If a child is born by IVF from an egg donated by a Gentile mother, is the Bris done in Shabbat?
Answer
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) using mature eggs collected (retrieved) from ovaries and fertilized by sperm in a lab, is not uncommon in our days. In the case above, likely the baby will require conversion, and the Bris therefore cannot be done on Shabbos.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller and Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu Shlit’a
Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: June 8, 2023
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