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


Chief Rabbinate suspends 'cannon-fodder' mohel for three years

Mohel Rabbi Eliyahu Asulin's license has been temporarily revoked after he reportedly encouraged apprentice mohels to practice on "cannon-fodder" non-Jewish babies.

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Denmark's chief rabbi allays concerns about circumcision ban

After reports started circulating, claiming that the Danish Medical Association was pushing for legislation against the practice on anyone under the age of 18, Denmark chief rabbi fights back.

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Two recent cases herpes in babies following Brit Milah

The infections are believed to be the result of circumcisions in which the “metzitzah ba’peh” procedure was used, whereby the mohel, or circumciser, uses his mouth to suction blood off the penis.

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New York ceases regulating controversial circumcision practice

The board indicated that it believed that previous efforts at regulation were ineffective.

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Israel can prevent it

The Jerusalem Post

Chief Rabbinate opens new circumcision service

The move comes against a background of several high profile struggles against the chief rabbinate by different groups who have sought to establish alternatives to the chief rabbinate's services.

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German hospital working to deter parents from circumcising

Hospital spokesman says “we respect the religious grounds of families asking for circumcision, and we don’t actively want to convince them to desist.”

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Amsterdam and the Marrano Exodus

The Jerusalem Post

US Center for Disease Control says benefits of male circumcision outweigh risks

Male circumcision could help decrease the risk of contracting HIV and several other sexually transmitted infections.

A rabbi holds an eight-day-old baby during a circumcision ceremony in Brussels, August 20, 2009.

A scientific perspective on ‘A New York circumcision controversy’

The Court of Appeals has reaffirmed that the First Amendment’s guarantee of a person’s right to free exercise of religion is entitled to the very highest level of constitutional protection.

A rabbi holds an eight-day-old baby during a circumcision ceremony in Brussels, August 20, 2009.