Brit Milah; Circumcision

Circumcision is the first commandment given by G-d to Abraham, the first Jew, and is central to Judaism.

A friend asked the other day why we have a Circumcision. I rambled on about health, tradition, old people, eight days, pain and a whole lot of other nonsense before leaving this one to you.

This powerful lecture will lay bare some incredible Kabbalah insights, and give you a sharp new perspective on this fundamental and well-known mitzvah that seems to be so shrouded in mystery!

The International Bris Association aims to connect Jews to the essential expression of their identity, regardless of geographical, financial or knowledge-based restrictions.

If activists have their way in municipal elections this November, circumcision of a boy under the age of 18 years of age for religious reasons would be classified as a misdemeanor and punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

The woman seemed oblivious to my words. "A knife," she repeated. "I must have a knife. Now. Before it is too late"

Count the Stars, Takes Hagar as Wife, The Covenant, Abraham’s Guests

In Talmudic times, Adar 28 used to be celebrated to commemorate the rescinding of a Roman decree against ritual circumcision, Torah study and keeping the Shabbat. The decree was revoked through the efforts of Rabbi Yehudah ben Shamua and his fellow ...

Brit Milah carries the promise of three rewards: the divine presence, the land of Israel, and the royal House of David. What is the connection between these three gifts and the covenant of circumcision?

And on the eighth day the foreskin of his flesh shall be circumcised (Leviticus 12:3) This verse comes from the opening lines of this week's Parshah and, as they say, the rest is history. A Bris is a covenant and through the millennia, Jews have kept ...