Important questions about circumcision have gone virtually unasked.
How many Jewish Americans are abstaining from circumcision? How many Jewish babies have a traditional bris versus being circumcised in the hospital without a ceremony? How many Jews who choose to circumcise do so for strictly religious reasons? For parents who opt out, how often do they choose an alternative (brit shalom) ceremony? What do the grandparents really think? These and other important questions have gone virtually unasked. Bruchim wants to know!
Part of Bruchim’s mission is to facilitate and conduct ongoing community exploration about what is undoubtedly the most widely followed Jewish practice.
We’ve just wrapped up data collection for our Portrait of Non-Circumcising Jews, a first-of-its-kind look at the experiences, motivations, and identities of Jews who question or decline brit milah.
Although the survey is now closed, we’re excited to share the results before the official release. If you’d like a first look at the findings and to hear what we learned, you can sign up here:
👉 Sign up to hear the results via Zoom on Thursday, Dec. 4
We’re grateful to everyone who contributed to this important portrait of our community.
