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''From the English [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_shalom_%28naming_ceremony%29 Wikipedia]:''
<blockquote>
'''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 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>
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>
</blockquote>
The website [http://www.circumstitions.com/Jewish-shalom.html Celebrants of Brit Shalom] offers a good overview about rabbis etc. all over the world, who already celebrate Brit Shalom.
== External links ==
English:
* [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], article in the Jewish Journal
* [http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/ http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/brisshalom.htm], site of [[intactivists]] with further information and links to Brit Shalom
German:
* [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]])''
== References==
<references />
[[de:Brit Shalom]]
<blockquote>
'''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 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>
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>
</blockquote>
The website [http://www.circumstitions.com/Jewish-shalom.html Celebrants of Brit Shalom] offers a good overview about rabbis etc. all over the world, who already celebrate Brit Shalom.
== External links ==
English:
* [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], article in the Jewish Journal
* [http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/ http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/brisshalom.htm], site of [[intactivists]] with further information and links to Brit Shalom
German:
* [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]])''
== References==
<references />
[[de:Brit Shalom]]