JULY 2 • 2020 | 23
TRADITION
Mendel Moshe was officially
named at his bris, given his
first name in memory of
Emily’
s paternal grandfather,
Marvin Kanefield, who lived
in St. Louis. His middle
name was in memory of
Neil’
s paternal grandfather,
Detroiter Milt Silverman.
“It was a great way to
honor my father,” Howard
said.
One bris custom that
was impossible to share via
cyberspace was the festive
meal that typically follows
the ceremony. Guests were
on their own, but Mendy’
s
immediate family sat down
afterwards to lox, eggs and
bagels.
Being part of the comput-
er-gathering allowed Debbie
and Howard not only to
participate in Mendy’
s bris,
but it also gave them a
chance to share the day with
others who don’
t live close
by.
“I would have been very
sad not be able to see the
actual bris,” Debbie said.
“We were very happy that
today, in 2020, there is
Zoom available, and we
could see the bris, along
with our children in the
other states where they live.”
Neil, too, saw a bright side
in the connection of family
through video conferencing.
“Under normal circum-
stances, siblings understand-
ably may have had difficul-
ties justifying the expenses
associated with traveling to
this event. Zoom permit-
ted all immediate family
members to virtually expe-
rience our simchah. Once
life normalizes, I would
recommend that mothers
and fathers do consider pro-
viding a Zoom option for
people that may be unable
to travel to the simchah.”
Comparing the bris of
each of his sons, Neil said,
“Davi’
s was held at shul on
Shabbos followed by a kid-
dush that was attended by
hundreds of people. Family
from both sides were in
attendance, including both
sets of parents and siblings.
It was traditional in every
sense of the word.”
Mendy’
s bris, too, was
deep-seated in tradition.
The close-knit family found
a way to be together to
observe every Jewish law
and custom associated with
it. And they discovered it
could be done with the infu-
sion of a modern-day, unex-
pected twist.
“We were very happy that today,
in 2020, there is Zoom avail-
able, and we could see the bris,
along with our children in the
other states where they live.”
— DEBBIE SILVERMAN
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