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Bris

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A Jewish Ukrainian Catholic Family’s Pandemic Bris

By Renata Breytman Kersus

An interfaith brit milah (bris) in a pandemic… sounds doable, right?  Except for...

Babies, Baby Planning, Birth Ceremony, Bris, Jewish Catholic Relationships, Parenting, Parenting Stories

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Welcoming New Life with a Virtual Bris

By Nicole Wasilus

Life doesn’t stop for a global pandemic. For couples who are expecting a baby, this is certainly true....

Babies, Birth Ceremony, Bris, Circumcision, Mohel, Parenting Challenges

We Made Our Bris Inclusive. Here’s How.

By Sarah Rizzo

At just nine weeks pregnant, my doctor ran a blood test and we waited on the results, full of anticipation....

Babies, Baby Naming, Baby Planning, Birth Ceremony, Bris

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My Son’s Bris: Why I Was Not Prepared for This

By Anne Goodman

Jack’s Bris: Sam, Anne & baby Jack Before Jack was born, I thought I prepared as much as...

Baby Naming, Birth Ceremony, Birth Stories, Bris, Circumcision, Extended Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Parenting Stories

Approaching a Baby’s Bris as an Interfaith Couple

By Dr. Jeffrey Mazlin

1372 May 9, 2013 printer-friendly, downloadable (PDF) versions. The decision whether to have a bris is...

Babies, Birth Ceremony, Bris, Mohel

Merging the Jewish with the Non

By Chana-Esther Dayan

I was discussing my son’s Brit Milah (Bris, circumcusion) with my spiritual advisor/mentor.  I was...

Bris, Circumcision, Parenting, Parenting Stories

A Few Thoughts as My Son Naps

By Chana-Esther Dayan

My son, thank G-d, was born September 13, 2011.  Eight days later was his Brit Milah, his circumcision. ...

Babies, Bris, Circumcision, Parenting, Parenting Stories

Introduction to The Bris (Brit Milah)

By 18Doors

Return to the Guide to Birth Ceremonies for Interfaith Families. According to traditional Jewish practice, on...

Birth Ceremony, Bris, Circumcision, Mohel

Jewish Bris Ceremony Shows You’re Never Too Young for Tradition

By Sam McManis

This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle and is reprinted with permission. Visit www.sfgate.com/chronicle. Bubbe...

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Welcoming A Son Into An Interfaith Family: What Is A Mohel And How Do You Find One?

By 18Doors

342 January 1999 A child’s birth brings with it all the hopes, dreams and promises we have for that...

Bris, Circumcision, Mohel

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Two Sons (One Circumcised and One Not), a Scottish Presbyterian Husband and Me (the Jewish Mother)

By Laura Abby Lipman

I hoped that I wouldn’t have a boy. A girl would be so much easier—no bris. “But why circumcision?”...

Bris, Circumcision, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Pregnancy

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