Brit Milah Essay Collection

  • March 2, 2022

Evolve continues to publish essays discussing the practice of brit milah (ritual circumcision.) They are gathered here.

The Case for Welcoming Uncircumcised Jews From Rabbinic Sources by Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon

We Should Reconstruct ‘Brit Milah’ by Joel Shapiro

Be Honest About the Bris: A Jewish Call for Greater Integrity by Max Buckler

We Should Continue Practicing Brit Milah by Rabbi Kevin Bernstein

Compelling Meanings of the Circumcision Covenant: ‘Brit Milah’ by Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz 

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