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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Maureen Dowd,
New York Times,
7 Sep. 2022
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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
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“Bris.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bris. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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