Circumcision

UK unlikely to classify circumcision as child abuse despite reports, Jewish leaders tell 'Post'

Jewish leaders told The Jerusalem Post that the guidance made it clear it was aimed at circumcision under inappropriate conditions, and not to classify it as child abuse.

 Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.
Surgeon preforming circumcision undee local anaesthesia on muslim children in Malaysia.

Surgeon saves three-year-olds penis after botched barber-led circumcision

THE WRITER, second from left, performs a circumcision in the presence of four generations, great-grandfather to newborn. Just as much as the Jewish people have continuously kept the commandment of circumcision, the practice has preserved our identity, he asserts.

Haaretz’s claims on brit milah: Separating fact from misconception - opinion

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 9, 2025.

Nadler accuses RFK Jr of antisemitism over claim that ‘early’ circumcisions are tied to autism


WATCH: Jewish pop icon Pink confronts anti-circumcision protester

The protester, disrupting Pink’s singing, displayed a message on his phone reading “Circumcision: cruel and harmful”.

 Pop singer, Pink

Circumcision is a human right and a continuation of legacy - opinion

Contrary to viewing it as an infringement on a child’s human rights, circumcision can be seen as a human right itself, especially within specific cultural contexts.

 THE WRITER conducts a circumcision on a twin grandson a few weeks ago.

Yariv Levin, like Menachem Begin, can stop a Jewish civil war in Israel - analysis

Like his literal godfather Menachem Begin, Yariv Levin has the power to defuse a combustible situation that could conceivably lead to internecine violence in Israel.

 Former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Justice Minister Yariv Levin. The two both had the chance to stop a Jewish civil war.

Shaked denies asylum to woman fleeing female genital mutilation

The interior minister compared the practice to male circumcision, saying that to treat them differently in the law would be "absurd."

 African asylum seekers and Israeli activists protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, against their deportation, on April 3, 2018.

False, antisemitic info on circumcision dropped from online course

A dental assistant from the UK was asked to attend an online course, where she was surprised to be exposed to antisemitic and false content.

 Antisemitic and false information in an online dental course.

Circumcision: The history, health benefits, pros and cons - explainer

Circumcision is one of the oldest surgical procedures in the world and holds an important place in Judaism as the brit mila. Here's everything you should know.

A man prepares the items needed for a circumcision.

Israeli baby requires complex surgery after circumcision gone wrong

The baby required long and complex surgery performed by three surgeons to treat the circumcision damage, but it is unclear if it was successful.

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

Parasha picture: Covenant, circumcision and the future

“On the eighth day the flesh of the foreskin shall be circumcised” (Leviticus 12:3)

Illustrative photo

Welcome to the world, baby boy

There is something about a newborn that is hard to resist. Even more when that newborn is your first grandson and your daughter and son-in-law’s first child.

 THE BABY’S name is Ilai Ze’ev.

Finding religious tolerance during a Croatia circumcision - opinion

I realized that he was not the only one willing to put aside his own needs for those in his community.

THE WRITER performs a circumcision.