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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.

The first brit shalom ceremony was conducted by Rabbi Sherwin Wine, the founder of the [[Society for Humanistic Judaism]], around 1970.<ref name="Little-known">Jonah Lowenfeld: ''[http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/little-known_non-cutting_ritual_appeals_to_some_who_oppose_circumcision_201 Little-known non-cutting ritual appeals to some who oppose circumcision].'' In: Jewish Journal. 2. August 2011</ref>