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Brit Milah Essay Collection

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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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