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Judaism is a religion of action. Under the best circumstances, the mitzvah of Bris Milah is the first action parents take to affirm their commitment to the covenant of Abraham and to bring their child into the Jewish heritage.
Most Jewish males from the Former Soviet Union have never been circumcised due to the long-standing communist prohibition of Jewish religious practice.
From its inception, FREE has been working to repair the policies of Soviet Russia, notifying Russian Jewish immigrants that this spiritually crucial ceremony is available completely free of charge. FREE meets with interested families and fields all manner of questions.
Additionally, FREE explains the mystical benefits of Bris Milah, and its positive effects on the generations to come. With the fear of communist reprisal behind them, Russian immigrants have responded favorably over the years, leading to over 13,300 Jews of all ages, perfecting the relationship with their heritage through this ancient and extremely important mitzvah.
FREE’s circumcision program has attracted the respect and support of Rabbis the world-over. As reflected in our gallery of photographs and rabbinic endorsements, leaders from all different backgrounds and communities have gone out of their way to support the program, and are often honored as Sandek at the Brit Milah ceremony.
Persons interested in the circumcision program can receive a courtesy pick-up from FREE for transport to the hospital where a mohel performs a state-of-the-art, professional, painless procedure with local anesthesia and little to no after-effect. In addition to the procedure, the circumcision ceremony provides an excellent opportunity to receive a Hebrew name.
Our ancestor Abraham was circumcised at age 99. In part, this teaches us that no Jew should be left out of this mitzvah, regardless of age. Each Jew that takes advantage of FREE’s circumcision program forms another link in a 4,000 year-old chain of commitment to Judaism’s higher calling.
For more information, to schedule a Bris, or to have the
merit of being a Sandek, please call FREE Headquarters at
(718) 467-0860 or Email: info@russianjewry.org.
Certified Mohelim
Rabbi A. Romi Cohn
Rabbi Morris H. Abraham
Rabbi Moshe Chaim Friedman
Rabbi Levi Y. Heber
Rabbi Yisroel Heller
Rabbi Yitzchok Kruger
Rabbi Eliyahu Shain
Rabbi Colev Zafir
FREE's Circumcision Program in the Media:
Abiding act of faith
The Washington Times
Renewing ties with their religion
Jewish Independent
Bringing the Mitzvah to all Ages
The Jewish Press
In New Trend, Adult Emigres Seek Ritual Circumcision
Forward
Soviet Jews Treasure Rite of Circumcision
Associated Press
Local
anesthesia, a bit of courage and an ancient covenant fulfilled
New York Times
The Kindest Cut of All
Urban Gazette
Interfaith and free celebrate 10,000 bris mila
New Directions Interfaith Medical Center
Freedom For the Free
Algemeiner Journal
A Nine Year Old Hero
Algemeiner Journal
9,200 Brissin For Grown-Ups? It’s Not Easy, But It’s F.R.E.E.
Flatbush Jewish Voice
Rite for Jewish Males
New York Times
Celebration 85
Algemeiner Journal
Celebrating the 135th Circumcision
Jewish World
The Cutting Edge
Baltimore Jewish Times
The 10,000th Circumcision
The Flatbush Life
A Painful Privilege - F.R.E.E.'s 10,000th Bris
The Jewish Press
Soviet
Jews Of All Ages Seek Circumcision
The Jewish Press
FREE-dom of choice for Soviet emigres
The Jewish Week
A
milestone in religious FREEdom for immigrants
The Jewish Week
Friends of Refugees organizes circumcisions and bar mitzvas for newly arrived refugees.
Algemeiner Journal
This Sunday FREE will be Celebrating 85 Circumcision’s over four months
Algemeiner Journal
The F.R.E.E. Organization is spreading Judaism in between Russian Jews, will be Celebrating
its 85th Circumcision
Algemeiner Journal
Wait Is Over for 100 Soviet Jews
Daily News
100 Russian Jewish Refugees Publicly Celebrate Ritual Of Circumcision
Jewish Press
Immigrants' Celebration (in Russian)
Novoye Russoe Slovo
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