Uri Foreman, a celebrity boxer, and his wife Leyla, celebrated the Bris of their first born son on Sunday, September 5th.

Uri Foreman Firstborn Gets Bris

Uri Foreman, a celebrity boxer, and his wife Leyla, celebrated the Bris of their first born son on Sunday, September 5th.

Although Uri has earned a reputation for his ability to accept challenges, he gasped and declined when the Mohel, Rabbi Levi Heber, offered him -as father- to perform the bris for his son. Uri turned to Rabbi Heber and said, “I do not turn down a challenge in the ring, however to do this, I will appoint you, the expert, as my agent”. Rabbi Dov Pinson, Uri’s Rabbi and teacher led the Bris ceremony at the Iyyun Center in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Rabbi Pinson blessed the child and introduced him as Lev Michah. Ring boxer, Dimitry Salita, and his wife were among the many friends that have attended.

7 Comments

  • Chossid

    Are photos of a married woman with uncovered hair really appropriate for Chabad websites?

    Even if she is married to a celebrity boxer?

  • CHT

    Rabbi-to-be don’t dress like that for the son’s Bris. Mazel Tov, Maze Tov but please be truthful to yourself and don’t let the media baloney about that you are Rabbi-to-be.

  • #2

    Are your comments appropriate for chabad websites?

    Even if you believe you are a real chossid?

  • Parenthood will only help

    I think that, now that they are parents, they will see more and more the importance of dressing like the chassidim they surely aspire to become, in accordance with the directives of our holy Torah.

    All of us aspire to grow and grow in our expression of our Chassidishkeit, whether throught our speech, dress, avodah, kashrus, chinuch, etc.

    The Foremans are living under the guidance of a great Rabbi and teacher — a situation to be emulated by many of our own more-appropriately-dressed chassidim (who should, in this area, follow the Foremans’ example: asei l’cha rav . . . .)!

    Mazel tov to the Foremans, and may they, and all of us, go from strength to strength (no pun intended) in this new year to come, and always!