Circumcision

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

Michael Freilich.

Belgium’s only Jewish MP accused of ‘split loyalty’ after seeking US advice on circumcision ban

A Belgian national flag flies over the Royal Palace

'It's our right to live freely as Jews': Belgian Jewish leader on circumcision bans - interview


Rabbi Ahiad Ettinger's name lives on with grandson of woman he saved

Terrorist aimed his weapon at the woman but switched his attention toward the rabbi

Efrat Ettinger (R) delivers a eulogy for her father, Rabbi Ahiad Ettinger, in the West Bank settlement of Eli, March 18th, 2019

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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Denmark considering ban on circumcision. Will the Jews stay?

“The more I live here, the more I get the feeling this might be the wrong place to raise a Jewish family.”

Police stand guard outside a synagogue in Krystalgade in Copenhagen, February 15, 2015.

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.

US Jewish organizations urge Iceland to nix bill banning male circumcision

"If passed, the Icelandic measure would create insurmountable challenges for Jews and Muslims living there,”

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

As I See It: The cutting edge of secular illiberalism

Echoing the bigotry of centuries, secularism has become the tyranny of the modern age.

PREPARING FOR a circumcision.

Fundamentally Freund: Iceland's declaration of war on Judaism

Iceland’s authorities might as well hang a large sign in the arrivals terminal at Reykjavik airport saying, “No Jews or Muslims allowed.”

A general view of Reykjavik, Iceland

Church leaders blast Iceland’s anti-circumcision bill

This would make Jews and Muslims "criminals," bishop says.

A general view of Reykjavik, Iceland

The rite of circumcision

'The remarkable capacity of the Jewish nation to outlive all its enemies may quite well be the result of this small physical intervention.'

Protesters wearing overalls daubed with red paint on the genital area demonstrate against male circumcision in 2012 in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

Brit mila – time to cut the debate

The time has come to end the debate surrounding circumcision.

A man prepares the items needed for a circumcision.