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Mohel arrested for death of baby linked to circumcision

The mohel, who had performed thousands of circumcisions before, had received previous allegations of medical complications.

A ‘MOHEL’ holds a scalpel as he performs a circumcision
 The Sylvan Adams Children’s Hospital at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.

Infant hospitalized with herpes after circumcision involving direct oral suction

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march past King's College, one of the few colleges that have divested from companies benefiting from the Israeli war.

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A Belgian national flag flies over the Royal Palace

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Belgian MP to submit legislation to protect circumcision

‘Brit milah is under attack in Belgium,’ says Michael Freilich

Belgian MP Michael Freilich meets with Chief Rabbi David Lau and other Chief Rabbinate officials on Monday to discuss efforts to head off challenges to circumcision in Belgium

First Jewish circumcision ceremony held in the United Arab Emirates

The ceremony was for the child of a Jewish couple who moved to Abu Dahbi for work.

Abu Dhabi skyline from marine

Brit on the Fourth of July

Beth and Paul White, from New Rochelle, New York became Israel's newest citizens just in time to attend the brit mila of their sabra grandchild.

Members of the White family greet Beth and Paul White at Ben Gurion airport Thursday morning

Bris brings hope to Ethiopian community

“After this we broke out in spontaneous singing and dancing,” said Raziel. “Elijah the Prophet brings generations together, and his presence was definitely felt.”

Rabbi Yoni Raziel performs bris on Ethiopian newborn

Open your hearts to fertility-challenged couples

In standard Israeli discourse, acceptance to a community is usually based on common ideological, religious and national issues.

Relatives look at a baby after his brit milah in Jerusalem September 24, 2012.

The Serbian connection

A MAN holds a Serbian flag on a street corner in Belgrade

Israeli scholar: Baby Circumcision increases risk of cot death

An Israel-born genetics scholar from Britain published a study claiming circumcision of boys increases the risk of cot death, but a prominent Dutch pediatrician dismissed his findings as “nonsense.”

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Mohel bill cut from ministers' agenda

The bill is intended to protect parents in the case of botched circumcisions

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A mohel reflects: Blood on all our hands

The rabbinate should be an institution committed to professional development and support for mohalim.

A ‘MOHEL’ holds a scalpel as he performs a circumcision

Rabbis to the rescue: the fight against Iceland’s circumcision ban

Conference of European Rabbis President Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt told The Jerusalem Post that his organization used a three-pronged approach to try to combat Iceland’s move.

Conference of European Rabbis’ Standing Committee meeting in Riga, Latvia on May 1, 2018.