Circumcision

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

The conversation came amid rumours that Belgium may look to ban circumcision, which reignited after a public argument between the US ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, and Deputy PM Maxime Prévot.

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People stroll through the Grand Place (Grote Markt) near the Brabo Fountain in Antwerp, Belgium November 7, 2025.

US ambassador demands that Belgium drop ‘ridiculous and antisemitic’ investigation of mohels

A Spanish flag flutters in the air as the capital of Spain is seen from the observatory deck of Madrid's city hall August 7, 2013.

I traveled from Israel to Spain to convert new Jews. A single ‘Sababa’ made me feel safer - opinion

 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.

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


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.

Analysis: New York circumcision controversy emblematic of longtime Orthodox ideological split

Metzitzah b’peh (MBP)is a source of controversy within the Orthodox community, with more modern elements rejecting the ancient practice.

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

Federal court calls for review of NY circumcision law

New York City health ordinance requiring express parental consent before the practice of oral suction of a circumcision incision can take place to be reviewed.

Circumcision

Study links circumcision, lower rates of prostate cancer

New Canadian study finds men who had been circumcised had lower rates of prostate cancer than those who had not.

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'Sicarii Essenes', 'Those of the Circumcision,' and Qumran

The Jerusalem Post

European committee of ministers backs circumcision

Decision elicits praise for repudiating PACE resolution equating the Jewish practice to mutilation.

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Study: Circumcision comparable to vaccination

Team of researchers are recommending circumcising males to avoid diseases, saying 1/2 uncircumcised males contract medical conditions.

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Russian Chief Rabbi calls circumcision opponents anti-Semites

"I think that they dress it up in nice clothing but sadly what they are trying to do is again take away Judaism from the Jews."

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