Video: Groundbreaking Brit Shalom Talk at Temple Sinai in Oakland CA

Rabbi Jacqueline Mates-Muchin’s remarks may be the first of their kind, publicly acknowledging the importance of making Jewish families feel welcome in congregational life when they have made a different choice about circumcision. The rabbi’s remarks precede a talk given by Lisa Braver Moss at her synagogue, Temple Sinai, in Oakland California. 

Following a brief presentation about her own experience as a young Jewish mother when her sons were born, Lisa reads excerpts from the book Celebrating Brit Shalom (co-authored with Rebecca Wald). Lisa then leads a Q&A session followed by a unique performance of Songs for Celebrating Brit Shalom, the music written to accompany the ceremonies in the book. Choir members and others from the Temple Sinai musical community join Lisa, her husband Mark, and their son Reuben, who wrote the music, in this debut performance.