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'''Brit shalom''' (ברית שלום ("covenant of peace"), also called '''alternative brit''' (or bris in Yiddish and Ashkenazi Hebrew), '''brit ben''', '''brit chayim''' or '''brit tikkun''' is a naming ceremony for newborn Jewish boys that does not involve [[circumcision]]. It is intended to replace the traditional [[Brit Milah|brit milah]], and is promoted by groups such as [[Beyond the Bris]] and [[Jews Against Circumcision]]. The term is generally not used for girls, since their naming ceremony does not involve genital cutting.
Brit shalom is recognized by the [[Society for Humanistic Judaism]], but not by any group generally considered to be a part of mainstream [[Judaism]].
The first brit shalom ceremony was conducted by Rabbi [[Sherwin T. Wine| Sherwin Wine]], the founder of the [[Society for Humanistic Judaism]], around 1970.<ref name="Little-knownknown2011">Jonah Lowenfeld: ''[{{REFnews |title=Little-known non-cutting ritual appeals to some who oppose circumcision |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/little-known_non-cutting_ritual_appeals_to_some_who_oppose_circumcision_201 Little |last=Lowenfeld |first=Jonah |init= |author-known non-cutting ritual appeals to some who oppose circumcision].'' In: link= |publisher=Jewish Journal. 2. August |website= |date=2011-08-02 |accessdate=2024-02-16 |format= |quote=}}</ref>
There are different forms of brit shalom ceremonies. Some of them involve the washing of the baby's feet, called ''Brit rechitzah''.<ref>[http://www.circumstitions.com/Jewish.html#ceremonies Brit Shalom/Shalem/Milim: Covenant of Peace/Wholeness/Words]</ref> Brit shalom ceremonies are performed by a rabbi or a lay person; in this context, "rabbi" does not necessarily imply belief in God, as many celebrants belong to Humanistic Judaism.<ref name="Celebrants">[http://www.circumstitions.com/Jewish-shalom.html Brit Shalom Celebrants]</ref><ref name="SHJ">[http://www.shj.org Society for Humanistic Judaism]</ref>
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The website [http://www.britshalom.info/ Celebrants of Brit Shalom] offers a good overview about rabbis etc. all over the world, who already celebrate Brit Shalom. ''Mohelim'' have no part to play in Brit Shalom, so they are not involved in any way. Brit Shalom has no cutting, no [[pain]] and no [[trauma]].
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* [[Bruchim]]
* [[Celebrating Brit Shalom]]
* [[Judaism]]
* [[Mark D. Reiss]]
* [[Sherwin T. Wine]]
* [[Victor Van de Rosieren]]
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<b>English:</b>
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* [http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/little-known_non-cutting_ritual_appeals_to_some_who_oppose_circumcision_201 {{REFnews |title=Little-known non-cutting ritual appeals to some who oppose circumcision], article in the Jewish Journal* [ |url=http://www.jewsagainstcircumcisionjewishjournal.orgcom/ http:los_angeles/article/www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/brisshalom.htm], site of [[intactivists]] with further information and links to Brit Shalomlittle-known_non-cutting_ritual_appeals_to_some_who_oppose_circumcision_201 |last=Lowenfeld |first=Jonah |init= |author-link= |publisher=Jewish Journal |website= |date=2011-08-02 |accessdate=2024-02-16 |format= |quote=}}
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<b>German:</b>* [http://www.swp.de/ulm/nachrichten/politik/Auch-in-Israel-gibt-es-Kritik-an-der-Beschneidung;art4306,1547227 Auch in [[Israel ]] gibt es Kritik an der Beschneidung] ''(Even in Israel, there is criticism of the [[circumcision]])'', article in the SouthWest Press
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8gRNBvCDpU Interview with [[Jérôme Segal]] - Universitätsdozent in Wien und Assistenzprofessor an der Pariser Sorbonne, Jude, Atheist und Beschneidungsgegner.] ''(University lecturer in Vienna and Assistant Professor at the Sorbonne, Jew, atheist and opponent of [[circumcision]])''
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