Cel­e­brat­ing Brit Shalom is writ­ten specif­i­cal­ly to meet the needs of Jew­ish fam­i­lies who are opt­ing out of cir­cum­ci­sion. The book offers three orig­i­nal alter­na­tive bris (“brit shalom”) cer­e­monies which can be either fam­i­ly- or rab­bi-led. The ser­vices are com­prised of respon­sive read­ings and prayers in Eng­lish and Hebrew, with translit­er­a­tions pro­vid­ed. Four new­ly-com­posed songs, the­mat­i­cal­ly tied to the cer­e­monies and intend­ed to be played at key moments dur­ing the ser­vice, appear as sheet music. (The record­ed album is avail­able sep­a­rate­ly.) The book also includes back­ground infor­ma­tion about brit shalom, advice on hold­ing a ser­vice, check­list, and glos­sary. Offi­ciants and par­ents may choose to order a copy for each per­son attend­ing — a page at the front is designed to be per­son­al­ized with details of the event, mak­ing the book a keep­sake for par­tic­i­pants to take home. Cre­at­ed in close con­sul­ta­tion with rab­bis, can­tors, and Jew­ish thinkers, Cel­e­brat­ing Brit Shalom is a bold new resource for par­ents — and for rab­bis wish­ing to meet the diverse cer­e­mo­ni­al needs of today’s families.