CELEBRATING BRIT SHALOM is Released

OAKLAND, Calif., May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ For Jewish Parents Opting Out of Circumcision, New Book Offers Alternative

Celebrating Brit Shalom provides original circumcision-free bris ceremonies that feature cutting of pomegranate

Media inquiries: Info@CelebratingBritShalom.Com or phone publicist Nina Lesowitz (510) 263-8442

For immediate releaseNotim Press is pleased to announce the publication of Celebrating Brit Shalom, the first book written specifically for Jewish families opting out of circumcision. The book includes a choice of three bris-without-circumcision ceremonies, designed to be either family-led or rabbi-led. It also features sheet music to four original songs written to accompany the ceremonies (recorded versions available separately). The volume is already receiving praise from rabbis and other Jewish thinkers.

"Without asking anyone's permission, [Lisa] Braver Moss and [Rebecca] Wald have crafted a beautiful series of alternative welcoming ceremonies that are in deep conversation with the Jewish tradition. The fact that Celebrating Brit Shalom exists is a testament to both the ingenuity of its creators and the vitality of the Jewish tradition," says Tikkun Magazine.

Rabbi Irwin Kula, President of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, has endorsed the book and says, "Celebrating Brit Shalom will help thousands of people and no doubt open up new conversations of heart, mind and spirit."

The following events are upcoming:

• May 21book signing at A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland, California.

• May 27authors will present the book at Hebrew Union College during the annual Jewish Book Council Network Conference in New York.

• May 28casual meet-and-greet with the authors will be held at the Beacon Bar, Hotel Beacon NYC.

The book's authors, Lisa Braver Moss and Rebecca Wald, feel that Jewish parents who question circumcision have not been adequately served by mainstream Judaism. Moss has written and lectured about the need for open inclusion of non-circumcising families in the Jewish community. Wald is the publisher of Beyond the Bris, a website geared to those families.

"It's so much kinder to cut a piece of fruit. Pomegranates don't cry but they can serve an important symbolic role. Jewish circumcision is a symbol of God's covenant with the Jewish people. We're offering a different symbol," says Wald.

"These days, inclusion and diversity are the bywords of Jewish life," says Moss. "These families shouldn't have to feel closeted. We thought they should have a ceremonial resource. So we wrote one."

Notim Press is an Oakland-based indie publishing start-up launched in 2010.

Media Contact: Rebecca Wald, Celebrating Brit Shalom, (954) 319-6585, info@celebratingbritshalom.com

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