The Mitzvah of circumcision is primarily to be done on the eighth day of
birth however 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 a none-for-profit organization has been working
fervently to repair the scars caused by the policies of Soviet Russia,
FREE provides Russian Jewish immigrants an
educational insight to this essential Mitzvah and offers the opportunity
of having a complete ritual circumcision ceremony absolutely free of
charge.
FREE arranges the logistics, addresses questions and concerns they provide
a courtesy pick-up 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. At the circumcision ceremony all necessary
prayers are said and a Hebrew name is given.
Russian immigrants have responded favorably over the years, leading to
over 13,770 Jews of all ages receiving a proper circumcision,
strengthening the relationship to their heritage through this essential
mitzvah.
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.
