Clinton grandkids: Will they be Jewish?
With poster interfaith couple Chelsea and Mark expecting their first baby, Jews divided over child’s faith
View ArticleAmerica’s top mohels share secrets and stories
From doctors to Torah scholars, these men — and woman — are bound through their dedication in bringing Jews to the covenant
View ArticleAlicia Silverstone nixes circumcision
Jewish actress cites medical studies in speaking out against performing a ‘brit’
View ArticleChelsea Clinton to get Oxford doctorate
Weeks after announcing that she’s expecting, Bill and Hillary’s daughter will graduate from prestigious university
View ArticleStudy links circumcision to lower prostate cancer rates
Preliminary Canadian report stops short of recommending the procedure to lower risk of disease
View ArticleNorway passes act regulating circumcision
Jewish community lauds move as significant decision; law requires supervision by licensed physician
View ArticleHigh Court rules against coerced circumcision
Panel overturns rabbinical court decision, says it lacks the jurisdiction to force a woman to have son undergo procedure
View ArticleUS envoy warns circumcision bans will create Jew-free Europe
As northern European calls gain legitimacy, Jews fear they’ll be faced with illegal or out-of-state options for this most basic religious ritual
View ArticleCanadian mohel/doctor cleared of ‘sexual motive’
Metzitzah b’peh ritual involves a tradition of sucking blood out of a baby’s penis following circumcision
View ArticleTwo infants diagnosed with herpes after ‘metzitzah b’peh’
Since 2012 the NY health department requires parents to sign a consent form prior to controversial Jewish circumcision practice
View ArticleFederal court demands ‘strict scrutiny’ of NY metzitzah b’peh law
Lower court ruling in January 2013 is not rigid enough in permitting the city to proceed with parental consent forms
View ArticleTragedy, triumph and tears in foremost Jewish events of 5774
…But this year of war and massive funerals also brought us an Israeli Wonder Woman — and a 12-year-old telling penis jokes on national US television
View ArticleSouth Africa delaying green-light for Israel-made circumcision ring
Health Department no closer to approving device, which has been shown to prevent HIV, but denies it is responding to boycott pressure
View ArticleFormer ‘whiz kid’ now Ebola’s public face, and possible scapegoat
CDC head Tom Frieden, known for spearheading NY ban on trans fats, accused of overconfidence after nurses contract deadly disease
View ArticleSweden nixes bill for parents to pay for circumcision
Lawmakers who back legislation argue that ‘barbaric’ practice should not be covered by healthcare system
View ArticleCDC comes out in support of circumcision
US health officials conclude benefits outweigh risks in practice and say insurance companies should cover procedure
View ArticleSwedish far-right leader: Jews are not true Swedes
Björn Söder says Jews must abandon religious identity to assimilate, later claims he was taken out of context
View ArticleNY baby infected with herpes after ritual circumcision
Two newborns have died in recent years after contracting disease during Haredi practice know as metzitzah b’peh
View ArticleNYC, Orthodox Jews clash over oral circumcision rite
City warns of risks of metzitzah b’peh after multiple herpes cases, but rabbis insist there’s no danger
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