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A bris, a Jewish ritual circumcision, part of the lifecycle.

LIFECYCLE RITUAL: Marking Life Changes

Though Judaism has long focused on rituals for major life events like birth, marriage, and death, contemporary communities have developed both public and private ways of acknowledging other major lifecycle events, from miscarriages to leaving for college to healing from abuse.

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