
The Bruchim Podcast
The only podcast in the world dedicated to Jews who think differently about circumcision.
Podcasting since 2024 • 26 episodes
The Bruchim Podcast
Latest Episodes
Bonus Episode: Mitzvot, Malarkey, and Medical Ethics with Jennifer Margulis
In this bonus episode, Eli sits down with journalist and human rights advocate Jennifer Margulis to explore her journey from accepting circumcision as a given to becoming one of its most thoughtful critics. Jennifer shares how her views were fi...
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29:12

Connecting The Dots
What a season it’s been on the Bruchim Podcast! Eli and Max debrief the conversations we’ve had with an incredible variety of guests. We cover: hatafat dam brit, including its ethics, lived experience (for good and bad) and future possibilities...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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38:37

Foreskin Fears and Fantasies with Jonathan Allan
We talk a lot about Jewish circumcision on this podcast, but what’s the significance of the foreskin? Can we even think about the foreskin apart from circumcision? Eli and Max are joined by Prof. Jon...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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48:36

The Unmodified Body with Clare Chambers
Your body is good enough just as it is — or so Prof. Clare Chambers (Cambridge University) argues in her book Intact: A Defence of the Unmodified Body. She joins Eli and Max to explain her Principle of the Unmodified Body, which is a political ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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49:22

Reevaluating Circumcision: A Trans Perspective with brin solomon
Should Jewish practices related to anatomy be revised in light of new understandings of sex and gender? Should hatafat dam brit replace circumcision both for the bris and for conversion? Eli and Max are joined by
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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49:01
