brit milah Archives – Page 2 of 2

Mohel performs 4,500th brit

Jewish Journal August 17, 2011

A mohel in Ukraine performed his 4,500th ritual circumcision.

Proposed circumcision ban not merely a parochial concern

Jewish Journal June 23, 2011

Circumcision, or \”brit milah,\” has long been the stuff of cheap jokes and comedy. But in recent weeks, what used to be nothing more than harmless fare has taken on a much more serious tone. So-called “intactivists” on the fringe left of American politics have pushed the radical notion that infant circumcision is an act of genital mutilation, so unacceptable in fact that it ought to be illegal.

Coalition sues to keep circumcision ban off S.F. ballot

Jonah Lowenfeld June 22, 2011

The Jewish-led coalition working to defeat a San Francisco ballot measure that would ban circumcision there filed a lawsuit on Wednesday morning.

Is circumcision a requirement for conversion?

Roberto Loiederman March 15, 2007

\”I don\’t understand the fuss people make,\” he said. \”In Africa now they\’re circumcising thousands of adult men for AIDS prevention. If it were such a big deal, don\’t you think word would get around and the men would stop doing it?\”

Moms-to-Be Seek Religion Reconnect

Sharon Schatz Rosenthal March 31, 2005

Shlepping around with swollen feet, a growing belly and mounting exhaustion is a challenge for any mom-to-be, but Beth Saltz is determined to go to Shabbat services as often as she can for the rest of her pregnancy.

\”I feel I need to do it now before the baby is born,\” said Saltz, a Woodland Hills resident who is five and a half months pregnant with her first child. \”Sometimes parents don\’t work on their own spirituality and beliefs until the child is older, but I think it\’s important to do it now.\”

At this turning point in her life, Saltz views Judaism as more important than ever — and she\’s not alone.