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. The Jewish community raised ...

The New York City board of health has voted unanimously to require parents to sign a consent form before allowing a mohel to perform metztizah b’peh, direct oral-genital suction during circumcision.

A version of this piece originally appeared in Plus61J, an Australian-Jewish publication. Many Jews are beginning to turn away from the centuries’ old practice of circumcision. What can we make of ...

In one of two articles giving contrasting views on circumcision, Jonathan Arkush argues that it is carried out safely within the UK's Jewish community, under the oversight of a regulator Photo: ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD Key Takeaways Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin of the ...