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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 371

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Illustrative image of a brit mila in Jerusalem, December 12 , 2011. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
From the WebFebruary 29, 2020, 2:40 am
Jewish women move into a male domain: Ritual circumcision
The New York Times: US Jews are increasingly turning to female mohels, many of whom are doctors but not all rabbis, to circumcise their newborns
The Netflix hit series “Orange is the New Black” is set in an all-women’s prison. (Netflix via JTA)
August 2, 2018, 12:37 pm
How an Orthodox mohel snagged a role on ‘Orange Is the New Black’
Well-known New York cantor Philip Sherman takes time out from Congregation Shearith Israel to play trial judge on hit Netflix show
By Josefin Dolsten
Illustrative: A baby after the brit milah ceremony (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
April 20, 2017, 6:11 am
NY: Jewish families won’t identify circumcisers who gave babies herpes
Health Department says Orthodox relatives of infected infants refusing to reveal names, obstructing investigation
By JTA
Illustrative: A baby after the brit milah ceremony (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
April 1, 2017, 5:32 am
NYC to automatically ban mohels linked to newborn herpes cases
24 cases allegedly contracted by sucking blood directly through circumcision wound reported since 2000
By JTA
A circumcision performed at home. (photo credit: courtesy)
From the WebMarch 31, 2017, 11:32 am
NYC takes harder line on controversial circumcision practice
Exclusive to The Jewish Week: NY health department to ban mohels linked to newborn herpes cases
Illustrative: A baby after the brit milah ceremony (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
March 9, 2017, 8:57 pm
New York baby contracts herpes from circumcision rite
NYC Board of Health reports infant hospitalized due to infection from mohel sucking blood directly from wound
By JTA
Rabbi Eliyahu Asulin, a certified mohel, telling an undercover reporter that he should practice on babies from low-income families. (Screen capture: Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation)
November 29, 2016, 2:57 pm
Mohel urges apprentices to practice on babies from low-income homes
Veteran Israeli circumciser filmed saying Ethiopian and Sudanese children are ‘cannon fodder’ for inexperienced students
By ToI Staff
Cnaan Liphshiz and Iris Tzur preparing for the bris of their son in Amsterdam, Nov. 19, 2015. (Courtesy)
December 1, 2015, 12:02 am
Why I hired a Belgian butcher to circumcise my son
Brit milah is perfectly legal in the Netherlands. But 50 percent of Jews don’t circumcise their sons, and I wanted a mohel with lots of experience…
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: Tools for a circumcision procedure. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
November 30, 2015, 1:03 am
South African mohel banned for life for botching brit
A 2014 circumcision resulted in devastating and permanent injury to the baby, a rabbinical court has ruled
By JTA
Illustrative: Abraham Romi Cohn performs the 'metzitzah b'peh' ritual at a circumcision in New York, February 11, 2015. (AP/Seth Wenig)
September 9, 2015, 11:16 pm
NYC Board of Health repeals regulations on circumcision rite
After spate of herpes cases, consent form had been required for ritual that sees blood sucked from wound after foreskin is removed
By JTA
Illustrative photo of Jews performing a religious circumcision. (Serge Attal/Flash90)
December 3, 2014, 2:44 am
CDC comes out in support of circumcision
US health officials conclude benefits outweigh risks in practice and say insurance companies should cover procedure
By AP and JTA
Illustrative photo of a ritual circumcision.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 2, 2014, 2:13 am
America’s top mohels share secrets and stories
From doctors to Torah scholars, these men — and woman — are bound through their dedication in bringing Jews to the covenant
By Uriel Heilman
Illustrative photo of ritual Jewish circumcision. (Max Yelinson/Flash90)
April 12, 2014, 4:22 am
Denmark, Norway resist calls to ban circumcision
Scandinavian states take steps to preserve the practice’s legal status while ensuring medical supervision
By JTA
Screenshot for the Kol Ish 'Mohels' parody video. (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
December 1, 2013, 1:56 pm
Praise the Lorde for pro-snip clip
New parody video takes on proposed circumcision bans in countries around the world
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A circumcision performed at home. (photo credit: courtesy)
July 25, 2013, 8:45 am
Rabbinical group aims to standardize circumcision in Europe
The Vienna-based Union of Mohalim calls itself an ‘additional layer of protection’ against opponents of brit mila
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