Brit mila

The real threat behind Europe’s crackdown on brit milah - opinion

As Europe scrutinizes brit milah, Jewish communities must defend religious freedom without surrendering tradition.

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US AMBASSADOR to Belgium Bill White shows an image of a ritual circumcision, in Brussels.

To save brit milah, it's time to end a controversial circumcision practice - opinion

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

Third complaint filed against man suspected of causing infant's death after circumcision

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

Mohel arrested for death of baby linked to circumcision


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.

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.

What's in a name?

We're not asking you to stay away from naming him after a geographic region or body of water - like Golan or Kinneret or Yarden - though we never ever thought of naming you Kansas or Lake Erie.

Illustration by Pepe Fainberg

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.

Give brit mila a chance

I tend to use the word “barbaric” when describing adult circumcision.

A RABBI prepares for a circumcision.