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When novelist Allegra Goodman introduces the clan, Jeanne is dying; at the book’s end, the family has assembled for Charlie’s bris.—Clare McHugh, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2026 The first anniversary of that grim day was rounded off with a second bris in Har Gilo for fellow Efrat residents.—Rabbi Hayim Leiter, Sun Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024 In fact, apart from the near-miss bris debacle, the potentially comic situations never go far enough.—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024 Stoppard, who was raised knowing little about Judaism, turned to friends while writing the play, seeking advice for a scene involving a bris and discussing Seders with Fran Lebowitz.—Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for bris
Word History
Etymology
Yiddish bris, short for bris-mile, from Hebrew bĕrīth mīlāh, literally, covenant of circumcision