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A Jewish Ukrainian Catholic Family’s Pandemic Bris

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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