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Brit Milah Unbound: Exploring Circumcision

from $72.00

with Annie Prusky

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When

Mondays- 3 Weeks - 8-9:30 pm ET / 5-6:30 pm PT
January 12 · 19 · 26

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Let’s be honest: talking about Jewish circumcision (brit milah) can feel fraught. It's been a bedrock of Jewish identity for millenia and for many Jews, circumcision represents a profound, emotional connection to the tradition. But many of us also wrestle with the idea of circumcision from a place of deep ethical reflection, informed by conversations about bodily autonomy, progressive values, and what "covenant" means today. This three-session course is a brave, non-judgmental space to hold all of it. we'll explore foundational texts about circumcision in Tanakh and Talmud, historical and modern concerns with and alternatives to circumcision, and Jewish values that can inform the decision to circumcise or not to circumcise. Bring all your questions, confusions, and criticisms -- we’re using traditional sources and radical commentary to unpack it all.
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This class will be recorded and available to enrolled students to watch later.

Cost

This course is available at a sliding scale cost of $126 (the true cost), $99 or $72.

If you can afford the full price, we hope you will choose that option, which allows us to continue to offer lower rates and scholarships to those who otherwise would not be able to access this learning because of financial barriers.

If you need financial aid beyond the sliding scale, please fill out this simple form, and we will get right back to you.

Click here to donate to JUs financial aid fund to support financial equity and access to education for all students.

Sliding Scale Prices:

with Annie Prusky

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When

Mondays- 3 Weeks - 8-9:30 pm ET / 5-6:30 pm PT
January 12 · 19 · 26

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Let’s be honest: talking about Jewish circumcision (brit milah) can feel fraught. It's been a bedrock of Jewish identity for millenia and for many Jews, circumcision represents a profound, emotional connection to the tradition. But many of us also wrestle with the idea of circumcision from a place of deep ethical reflection, informed by conversations about bodily autonomy, progressive values, and what "covenant" means today. This three-session course is a brave, non-judgmental space to hold all of it. we'll explore foundational texts about circumcision in Tanakh and Talmud, historical and modern concerns with and alternatives to circumcision, and Jewish values that can inform the decision to circumcise or not to circumcise. Bring all your questions, confusions, and criticisms -- we’re using traditional sources and radical commentary to unpack it all.
—

This class will be recorded and available to enrolled students to watch later.

Cost

This course is available at a sliding scale cost of $126 (the true cost), $99 or $72.

If you can afford the full price, we hope you will choose that option, which allows us to continue to offer lower rates and scholarships to those who otherwise would not be able to access this learning because of financial barriers.

If you need financial aid beyond the sliding scale, please fill out this simple form, and we will get right back to you.

Click here to donate to JUs financial aid fund to support financial equity and access to education for all students.

 

Annie Prusky (she/her) is an educator, storyteller, community builder, and rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. She is currently the Rabbinical Intern at Bruchim, an organization which advocates for the inclusion of non-circumcising families in Jewish life. Anne has also served as a full- and part-time educator including at Mem Global (formerly Moishe House), OneTable, Hillel, Abrahamic House, the Center for Small Town Jewish Life, and various synagogues, working with people of all ages to inspire a love of tradition and ritual made modern. Annie received her A.B. in Sociocultural Linguistics from Brown University. Outside of work, you can find her color-coding spreadsheets, planning her next trip, and dancing to musical theatre soundtracks. Annie lives in Philadelphia with her husband Dayton, their son Zev Mathieu, and their cats Schlimazel and Thibodeaux.

 

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