NYC to automatically ban mohels linked to newborn herpes cases
24 cases allegedly contracted by sucking blood directly through circumcision wound reported since 2000 The post NYC to automatically ban mohels linked to newborn herpes cases appeared first on The...
View ArticleNY: Jewish families won’t identify circumcisers who gave babies herpes
Health Department says Orthodox relatives of infected infants refusing to reveal names, obstructing investigation The post NY: Jewish families won’t identify circumcisers who gave babies herpes...
View ArticleMacron win ‘powerful message’ to far-right: top Europe rabbi
Pinchas Goldschmidt says French Jewry is still worried about right-wing, anti-Semitic sentiment creeping into the mainstream The post Macron win ‘powerful message’ to far-right: top Europe rabbi...
View ArticleNorwegian paper’s cartoon suggests circumcision akin to pedophilia
Caricature depicts two men, one Jewish, one Muslim, speaking to a 3rd man who says he 'too gets told by invisible men to mess around with boys’ penises' The post Norwegian paper’s cartoon suggests...
View ArticleCircumcision: Should it be banned?
The ancient ritual is God’s seal imprinted on human flesh, and it is the secret to Jewish survival The post Circumcision: Should it be banned? appeared first on The Times of Israel.
View ArticleNorwegian minister vows to protect circumcision after voting to ban it
Siv Jensen says vote was 'confusing' but she meant to oppose measure, will continue to fight anti-Semitism The post Norwegian minister vows to protect circumcision after voting to ban it appeared first...
View ArticleMuslims and Jews in Europe work to block bans on ritual slaughter, circumcision
Two-day joint event in Amsterdam is one of largest ever held to discuss limitations on religious customs The post Muslims and Jews in Europe work to block bans on ritual slaughter, circumcision...
View ArticleHundreds attend circumcision of Salomon baby, born day before terror attack
Child receives middle name after his late grandfather, Yosef, killed in Halamish by Palestinian terrorist; aunt, uncle also murdered in stabbing The post Hundreds attend circumcision of Salomon baby,...
View ArticleWho decides whose life is worth living?
There's lousy precedent in Charlie Gard's parents not being allowed to care for their 11-month-old as they saw fit The post Who decides whose life is worth living? appeared first on The Times of Israel.
View ArticleIn a concentration camp, a rabbi celebrates his grandson’s circumcision
Aryeh Hendler, unable to attend ceremony in Israel, connects via video link as he leads a tour at Majdanek in Poland
View ArticleUS-born Jewish terrorist asks for furlough to attend son’s circumcision
Jack Teitel, serving two life sentences, seeks compassionate leave, promises to return to prison after ceremony
View ArticleCircumcision: Why risk your child’s welfare?
Monuments of stone may disappear; acts of commitment to God, ethics, or Jewish identity resound forever
View ArticleBill to ban circumcision introduced in Iceland’s parliament
Legislation claims the practice violates children's human rights, places them at risk of infection and causes 'severe pain'
View ArticleDanish petition appears likely to force vote on banning circumcision
With online bill criminalizing the practice signed by 20,000 people in just 20 days, Jewish community fears 'existential threat'
View Article500 Icelandic physicians back bill to outlaw circumcision
Doctors say 'potential complications' of Jewish, Mulim practice 'should offset the benefits, which are few'
View ArticleRabbi, imam defend circumcision in face of Iceland bill to ban it
Circumcision a 'core Jewish practice that serves as a bedrock of Jewish life,' says recently installed chief rabbi; backers of bill say practice a 'violation of human rights'
View ArticleIceland welcomes its first rabbi while considering a ban on circumcision
European secularists and progressives are staging a two-pronged legislative attack on circumcision and religious slaughter -- fundamental customs of Judaism and Islam
View ArticleLeading US House members urge Iceland to back down on circumcision ban
'Stop this intolerant bill,' say top Republican and Democrat lawmakers in letter to Reykjavik's US envoy slamming proposed law
View ArticleThe mother of all lies
Brit milah can be traumatic -- for a parent; the babies simply do not experience 'near-death distress'
View ArticleDanish ruling party risks split over looming vote on circumcision
Almost 50,000 people sign petition to ban non-medical circumcision, calling it a violation of children's rights and antithetical to European culture
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