May 13, 2024 We are reaching out to you with an important request. I hope you’ll give it your serious consideration. We’ve just learned that a passionate fan of Bruchim is willing to match every dollar we’re able to raise over the next two weeks, up to $3,000. This person wants to support Bruchim with…
Episode 3-Belonging with Lisa Braver Moss In this episode, Eli is joined by Bruchim’s President, Lisa Braver Moss. They talk about Lisa’s experience of regret after circumcising her two boys and how this catalyzed a lifetime of activism on the subject of Jewish circumcision. They discuss Lisa’s writing of a novel and a book of…
April 5, 2024 — Bruchim, the nonprofit that is shattering taboos around Jewish circumcision, has launched a podcast to explore the practice through a critical lens. Founded in 2021, Bruchim supports non-circumcising Jews while encouraging synagogues and other Jewish institutions to accept the choice not to circumcise. This 10-episode debut season of The Bruchim Podcast tells…
Episode 2-A Complicated Complication with Gary Shteyngart In this episode, Gary Shteyngart joins Eli to talk about growing up as an immigrant and his memories of being circumcised at the age of seven. He talks about the very painful complications from his circumcision and how it eventually came back to haunt him as an adult.…
March 21, 2022 — In this exploration of Torah text and Maimonides’ book Guide for the Perplexed, Bruchim’s president and co-founder Lisa Braver Moss discusses the practice of brit milah and the Torah’s many mentions of the commandment to love the stranger. What possible connection could there be between the stranger, the newborn baby, and…
Today brit shalom is more widely known about and practiced than ever before. Still, many Jewish websites and parenting guides omit any information about ceremonial alternatives to brit milah. Bruchim believes that ignoring the existence of non-circumcising Jews does not build authentic, vibrant Jewish communities. Bruchim’s mission is, in part, to effect meaningful change in…
