Bris Avrohom Marks 6000th Bris!

OLD BRIDGE, NJ [CHI] — On Sunday, February 22nd, Bris Avrohom held a Milestone Celebration for having performed 6000 brissin on men and boys in the 29 years of the organization’s existence. They also held a ceremony to give women their Jewish names and a Pidyon ha-Ben ceremony in which first born males were redeemed. The program chairpersons were Bruce and Michelle Berger from Livingston, NJ.

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Several people spoke at this memorable event. One woman told the story of how it came to be that her family became involved in Bris Avrohom. When he son was a teenager, they decided to give him a bris. The rabbi asked what the boy’s father’s Jewish name was and learned that the father had also never had a bris. Father and son both had a bris on the same day. The mother was so inspired that she requested a Jewish name for herself and she and her husband were married in a Jewish ceremony at Bris Avrohom’s Annual Gala Weddings, the following spring. Now, her son is teaching in a Jewish school in Moscow, perpetuating the golden chain of tradition onto the next generation.

The women who received Jewish names at this Milestone Celebration also received, as gifts, candlesticks and a Chumash with Russian translations. They all took it upon themselves to begin lighting Shabbos candles and to observe the laws of Family Purity. Everyone who participated in Sunday’s event received a certificate to commemorate the occasion. Following the speeches, a luncheon was served.

For more information about Bris Avrohom, or their many activities, please call (908) 289-0770 or log onto their website, www.brisavrohom.org.