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I realized the depth of my Israeli trauma after a rocket exploded while I was circumcising a baby

Rabbi Hayim Leiter in JTA · 16 Oct

Rabbi Hayim Leiter shares a deeply personal account of how his Israeli trauma surfaced one year after Oct. 7, a day marked by repeated air-raid sirens while performing a brit milah in Efrat.

0 Jewish Law Culture

What Is a Bris / Brit Milah?

Chabad.org · 12 Sep

A bris, or brit milah, is the ritual circumcision ceremony observed in Judaism, traditionally taking place on the eighth day after a male child's birth.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

A cutting question: why do we circumcise?

Jewish Chronicle · 8 Sep

Rabbi Elihu Gevirtz explores the deep spiritual significance of the Jewish rite of circumcision, brit milah, in his new book "Sacred Insignia."

0 Antisemitism Jewish Law

I’m a traveling mohel. My colleague’s unprecedented arrest in Ireland has shaken me to my core.

Rabbi Hayim Leiter in JTA · 14 Aug

A traveling mohel reflects on the arrest of Rabbi Jonathan Abraham in Ireland for performing circumcisions without being a physician, sparking concerns among mohels worldwide.

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We plan to raise our son Jewish, but I’m opposed to circumcision for medical and moral reasons

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 23 Feb 2023

A Jewish couple is conflicted about whether to circumcise their son for medical and moral reasons.

0 Jewish Law Culture

The Circumcision Episode: Ep. 171

Unorthodox · 28 Feb 2019

This episode of Unorthodox delves into the tradition of circumcision in Judaism, discussing its religious significance, historical context, and personal experiences with various experts and guests.

0 Jewish Law Ethics

A Little off the Top: The Controversy About Circumcision

Forward · 2 Sep 2005

The text discusses the controversial topic of circumcision, focusing on the book "Marked in Your Flesh" by Leonard B. Glick.