A win for Herpes
New York’s decision to permit oral suction in circumcisions without informed parental consent is disappointing
View ArticleNYC Board of Health repeals regulations on circumcision rite
After spate of herpes cases, consent form had been required for ritual that sees blood sucked from wound after foreskin is removed
View ArticleNYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to visit Israel, talk anti-Semitism
Mayor to be keynote speaker at conference of international mayors sponsored by American Jewish Congress, other Jewish groups
View ArticleCouncil of Europe doubles down on anti-ritual circumcision stance
Pan-European body maintains position that a brit milah violates children’s rights
View ArticleIsraeli invention to fight AIDS wins coveted tech prize
Life-saving circumcision procedure, already used by 100,000 men in developing countries, makes the cut at this year’s ‘Oscars of Silicon Valley’
View ArticleSouth African mohel banned for life for botching bris
A 2014 circumcision resulted in devastating and permanent injury to the baby, a rabbinical court has ruled
View ArticleWhy I hired a Belgian butcher to circumcise my son
Brit milah is perfectly legal in the Netherlands. But 50 percent of Jews don’t circumcise their sons, and I wanted a mohel with lots of experience…
View ArticleSon of Mumbai Chabad emissaries named for murdered rabbi
Newborn boy called ‘Gavriel Noach’ after Gavriel Holtzberg, who was shot dead along with his wife in 2008 terror attack
View ArticleWhat role for Trump in his grandson’s Jewish circumcision?
Is it going to be Donald the ‘Sandek’ at Sunday’s ‘bris’ for Theodore James? Probably not
View ArticleJailed Jewish extremist barred from attending son’s circumcision
Court rejects petition to grant brief furlough to Meir Ettinger on grounds he poses a threat to the public
View ArticleMugwump Trump dumps brit to stump instead
Republican presidential front-runner apparently chooses to campaign in Wisconsin instead of attending Jewish grandson’s circumsion
View ArticleJewish extremist remains in jail as son is circumcised
Rejecting offer to conduct ceremony in prison, family holds brit in Jerusalem after courts rule that Meir Eittinger is public threat
View ArticleJewish extremist Meir Ettinger to be freed from prison
After eight months of detention without charges, Meir Kahane’s grandson will be released on June 1
View ArticleUS House passes bill protecting circumcision, ritual slaughter
Legislation contrasts growing calls to outlaw such religious practices in Europe; atheists to become newly protected group
View ArticleNetherlands insurer defends coverage for circumcisions
Amid debate on Muslim traditions, right-wing Dutch outlets say move constitutes 'support for genital mutilation' The post Netherlands insurer defends coverage for circumcisions appeared first on The...
View ArticleMale circumcision helps prevent all HIV, say researchers
New study in West African countries finds that procedure also helps against the more rare, but quickly spreading, HIV-2 virus The post Male circumcision helps prevent all HIV, say researchers appeared...
View ArticleNew York baby contracts herpes from circumcision rite
NYC Board of Health reports infant hospitalized due to infection from mohel sucking blood directly from wound The post New York baby contracts herpes from circumcision rite appeared first on The Times...
View ArticleNorwegian left-wing party split on proposal to ban circumcision
Plan would propose 15 years as the minimum age for non-medical circumcision of boys, pending their consent The post Norwegian left-wing party split on proposal to ban circumcision appeared first on The...
View ArticleWhose mitzvah is it anyway?
He's learned that a professional mohel may get paid, but he never performs a circumcision for the money The post Whose mitzvah is it anyway? appeared first on The Times of Israel.
View ArticleNYC takes harder line on controversial circumcision practice
Exclusive to The Jewish Week: NY health department to ban mohels linked to newborn herpes cases The post NYC takes harder line on controversial circumcision practice appeared first on The Times of...
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