brit milah

Adult Circumcision: Not Required

I have been working with a married couple towards conversion. They have completed their learning, their years of living Jewishly, ...

A Sweet Southern Simcha

For those of you who remember my very pregnant Passover post, you’ll be happy to know I made it through ...

Facts from the Field

Some big issues for orthodox feminism have come up in the news lately. Did you see that women will soon ...

Interfaith families bringing new realities to Jewish communal life

I’m a big fan of Julie Weiner’s blog at The Jewish Week.  It’s one of those blogs that I read ...

Circumcision: Whose Initiation?

You may know the contemporary arguments for and against a brit milah, ritual circumcision of infant Jewish boys.For: It’s traditional. It affirms a family’s connection ...

Circumspect Conversations about Circumcision

This week we heard news from Germany that a regional court ruled that circumcision amounts to bodily harm, even if ...