Tag: Circumcision

In this hilarious episode of YidLife Crisis, Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion attend the bris of their friend Abdul, who is converting to Judaism on Rosh Hashanah.
The Trans Halakha Project, a queer and trans yeshiva initiative called SVARA, has released a series of teshuvot (answers to questions) about Jewish religious law pertaining to transgender individuals.
The author reflects on the discrimination faced by Orthodox Jews in New York City.
Rabbi Yidel Glatt, a strict follower of the Torah, died of starvation due to his extreme adherence to the laws of the Torah.
This poem, titled "Eight Days," tells the story of a woman in a ghetto during the Holocaust who gives birth to a baby boy.
A Jewish couple is conflicted about whether to circumcise their son for medical and moral reasons.
The article discusses the rules of conversion to Judaism in biblical times and in the Talmudic period, highlighting the changes in the requirements and processes.
A new organization called Bruchim aims to normalize the decision not to circumcise Jewish boys and hopes that synagogues will be more welcoming for families who make this choice.
In episode 171 of Unorthodox, the focus is on circumcision and the Jewish practice of brit milah, with discussions ranging from the biblical significance of the covenant to modern-day perspectives on the procedure.
The author reflects on their experience surrounding their son's circumcision, drawing parallels to the success and identity representation of Cardi B. They discuss their wife's nervousness as a black Jew-by-choice, their decision to have a traditional bris despite opposition, and the journey leading up to and following the circumcision.
Some Jewish parents are opting out of the traditional circumcision ritual known as bris, which dates back to the biblical story of Abraham.
The Midrash explores the significance of the four days of taking and watching over the paschal lamb before its sacrifice, linking it to the need for Israelites to engage in mitzvot.
In New York City, two mohels have been banned from performing the controversial circumcision rite known as metzitzah b'peh (MBP) after five infants were infected with herpes, a potentially fatal disease for newborns transmitted through direct oral suction.
In this text, Allison, Don, and Noah explore various topics, including the lenient sentence of an officer who assaulted a peace activist, a heartbreaking dispute over a three-year-old Ethiopian boy, and the potential decline in the consensus on circumcision for Jewish boys in Israel.
The text discusses the historical and contemporary debates surrounding ritual circumcision, focusing on a recent legal case in Germany that led to a temporary ban on non-medical circumcisions.
The text discusses the controversial topic of circumcision, focusing on the book "Marked in Your Flesh" by Leonard B. Glick.