Brith

or Berith, Brit, Bris

[ Sephardic Hebrew breet; Ashkenazic Hebrew bris; English bris, brit ]

noun

, Hebrew.

1. the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.

brith

/ brit /

noun

1. a variant of bris

Word History and Origins

Origin of Brith¹

bərīth literally, covenant

Example Sentences

Mr Mostyn of B'nai Brith said he acknowledged the complicated nature of this history, especially to some within the Ukrainian diaspora.

From BBC

Club members would go every year on a trip to Blackpool to stay in the hotel owned by Welsh singing duo Tony and Aloma, who came to sing in Tŷ Brith in 1984.

From BBC

Officials say one person was treated at the scene after a fire broke out on the fourth floor of Brith Sholom House in the Wynnefield Heights section of the city early Saturday.

From Washington Times

In a statement, the Jewish organization B’nai Brith said, “The order will help fight anti-Semitism on college campuses by making it possible for colleges and universities to lose federal funding if they discriminate against Jews.”

From Washington Post

Some of the victims were known to Erie’s Jewish community and the rabbi who serves Brith Sholom comes from Pittsburgh.

From Washington Times