Rabbi Kevin Bernstein

Rabbi Kevin Bernstein, DVM, began a veterinary career in a small clinical practice for animals, followed by 12 years as a research veterinarian, including six years in Israel as a citizen, becoming both a diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians and an אישור תואר מומחה (certified expert) in poultry medicine. Following graduation from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2007, he has served as director of education in synagogues, school rabbi and teacher in day schools, and as a mohel in the Greater Philadelphia area. His mohel practice has been hallmarked by the inclusion of both interfaith, and gay and lesbian parents and converts, and more recently, has been deeply enriched in assisting transitioning individuals to engage in conversion-related rituals.

Essays

We Should Continue Practicing Brit Milah

February 2, 2022

Circumcision (but not brit milah) is the most widespread Jewish custom among the world’s Jews today.

Rabbi Kevin Bernstein

Essays

We Should Continue Practicing Brit Milah

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