The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/circumcision/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:39:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png circumcision | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/circumcision/ 32 32 US ambassador to Belgium urges nation to drop charges over illegal circumcisions https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-ambassador-to-belgium-urges-nation-to-drop-charges-over-illegal-circumcisions/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:01:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3755549 Accusations against three mohels for acting without medical license are 'antisemitic,' Bill White says; European Commission also seeking a solution to impasse over Jewish ritual

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]]> Circumcision could be child abuse if done wrong, UK draft guidelines say — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/circumcision-could-be-child-abuse-if-done-wrong-draft-uk-guidelines-say-report/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:04:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3731168 Jewish community activist tells the Guardian that document's wording is 'misleading,' would 'very much expect' it to be excluded from Crown Prosecution Service's final draft

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]]> RFK Jr. accused of antisemitism over claim that ‘early’ circumcisions lead to autism https://www.timesofisrael.com/rfk-jr-accused-of-antisemitism-over-claim-that-early-circumcisions-lead-to-autism/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 08:10:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3661890 Nadler urges colleagues to 'clearly denounce' health secretary's 'antisemitic remark' about child circumcision and subsequent Tylenol use; scientists decry lack of evidence for claim

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]]> Gary Shteyngart reflects on botched circumcision in new short film https://www.timesofisrael.com/gary-shteyngart-reflects-on-botched-circumcision-in-new-short-film/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 05:09:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3654047 Documentary is based on 2021 New Yorker essay about the events surrounding the procedure the Jewish author underwent as a 7-year-old immigrant from Russia

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]]> Belgium’s Jewish community on edge after police raids on illegal circumcisions https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgiums-jewish-community-on-edge-after-police-raids-on-illegal-circumcisions/ Wed, 14 May 2025 15:52:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3549013 Police in Antwerp looking for rabbis conducting the religious rite without medical license; Jewish group says raids part of larger campaign of intimidation against Jews in Belgium

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]]> Elon Musk asked Ashley St. Clair not to circumcise their Jewish son – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/elon-musk-asked-ashley-st-clair-not-to-circumcise-their-jewish-son-report/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:18:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3529156 WSJ also reports that billionaire Trump adviser asked the right-wing influencer, who announced last month she'd given birth to his child last year, to have a C-section

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]]> London rabbi held in Ireland for alleged unlicensed circumcision https://www.timesofisrael.com/london-rabbi-held-in-ireland-for-alleged-unlicensed-circumcision/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 08:41:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3345786 Prosecution of Jonathan Abraham, a certified mohel according to his lawyer, prompts claims that the move is excessive and motivated by antisemitism

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]]> Government failure to arrange circumcisions delays conversion to Judaism for 98 men https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-failure-to-arrange-circumcisions-holding-up-98-mens-conversion-to-judaism/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:34:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3207500 A soldier fighting in Gaza nearly spent NIS 7,000 of his own money to finalize the process, an activist representing him says

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]]> Non-Orthodox converts to Judaism eligible for free circumcision, High Court rules https://www.timesofisrael.com/non-orthodox-converts-to-judaism-eligible-for-free-circumcision-high-court-rules/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:45:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3177375 Decision ends a 14-year legal struggle for treatment equal to that of males who undergo Orthodox conversion

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]]> Antwerp rabbi files police complaint against 6 circumcisers who suck blood by mouth https://www.timesofisrael.com/antwerp-rabbi-files-police-complaint-against-6-circumcisers-who-suck-blood-by-mouth/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:11:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3158513 Moshe Aryeh Friedman, whom many in Belgian Jewish community consider a gadfly, says that the custom known as 'metzitzah b'peh' is dangerous and unnecessary

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]]> How the EU antisemitism warrior became a defender of kosher slaughter, circumcision https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-eu-antisemitism-warrior-became-a-defender-of-kosher-slaughter-circumcision/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:23:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3038112 The bloc's point person for fighting Jew-hatred, Katharina von Schnurbein, is an influential advocate for Jewish customs many consider controversial in Europe

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]]> A single absentee mohel is thwarting dozens of converts at very end of their journey https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-single-absentee-mohel-is-thwarting-dozens-of-converts-at-very-end-of-their-journey/ Fri, 19 May 2023 07:41:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3017922 The government's Conversion Authority has a long backlog of men waiting for months for a 10-second circumcision inspection to be considered Jewish

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]]> Burial worker circumcises body in northern Israel without family’s consent https://www.timesofisrael.com/burial-worker-circumcises-body-in-northern-israel-without-familys-consent/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 19:58:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2935009 Colleague claims manager told religious volunteer to perform ritual 'without thinking twice'; head of burial society denies incident occurred

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]]> Michigan youth hockey doctor, mohel accused of widespread sexual assault https://www.timesofisrael.com/michigan-youth-hockey-doctor-mohel-accused-of-widespread-sexual-assault/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 22:58:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2877478 Police say they have received 33 additional complaints against Zvi Levran since his October arrest after being accused of molesting teen at his home office

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]]> New US Jewish group aims to normalize not circumcising, wants synagogues to help https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-us-jewish-group-aims-to-normalize-not-circumcising-wants-synagogues-to-help/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 01:10:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2629503 Bruchim says it is giving a voice to those who seek other ways to join the Jewish covenant; retorts a Conservative rabbi: Brit milah 'is about as basic to Judaism as you can get'

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