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George Robinson,author of Essential Judaism,is the recipient of a Simon Rockower Award for excellence in Jewish journalism from the American Jewish Press Association.His writing has appeared in The New York Times,The Washington Post,Newsday,Jewish Week,and The Detroit Jewish News.

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The Mohel

George Robinson

The first mohel (sometimes pronounced moyel) was a 99-year-old ex-shepherd with no medical training whatsoever.There is no record of how he performed the procedure,but given that he was his own… first subject,it is unlikely that Abraham used an anesthetic.An Age-Old Tradition Things have changed since then.Circumcision--known as brit milah or simply bris--is probably the best-known indication of Jewishness in a male (if not the most immediately visible!).It is also the oldest and one of the most widely followed of Jewish ritual…>> Read More

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Planning a Bris

George Robinson

Congratulations,it's a boy!Now you have eight days to plan a bris.Actually,this is not as hard as it sounds.The mohel you choose will tell you almost everything you need to know.Today you… can even find one over the Internet--indeed,you can learn enough about planning a bris from the websites of various mohalim (plural for mohel) that by the time your research is done,you'll be ready for everything but the actual cutting.Timing The bris is held on the eighth day of the baby's life,and…>> Read More

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