Judge hears arguments in controversial circumcision case
Sides debate post-procedure practice that has spread herpes and led to brain damage in babies
View ArticleNY warning on circumcision rite is upheld
Judge allows city to require parental consent forms for ‘metzitzah b’peh’ ritual
View ArticleNY newborn contracts herpes from circumciser
Baby is the second in three months to fall victim to the virus due to controversial rite
View ArticleIsrael’s Chief Rabbinate backs metzitzah b’peh rite
Berlin circumcision complaint causes a number of rabbinical bodies to give their differing opinions
View ArticleAmerica’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
View ArticleCanadian mohel/doctor cleared of ‘sexual motive’
Circumcision ritual involves a tradition of sucking blood out of a baby’s penis following cut
View ArticleTwo infants diagnosed with herpes after ‘metzitzah b’peh’
Since 2012 the NY health department requires parents to sign a consent form prior to controversial Jewish circumcision practice
View ArticleFederal court demands ‘strict scrutiny’ of NY metzitzah b’peh law
Lower court ruling in January 2013 is not rigid enough in permitting the city to proceed with parental consent forms
View ArticleFormer ‘whiz kid’ now Ebola’s public face, and possible scapegoat
CDC head Tom Frieden, known for spearheading NY ban on trans fats, accused of overconfidence after nurses contract deadly disease
View ArticleNYC, Orthodox Jews clash over oral circumcision rite
City warns of risks of metzitzah b’peh after multiple herpes cases, but rabbis insist there’s no danger
View ArticleNYC, Orthodox Jews agree on circumcision practices
To combat herpes in infants, NYC mayor to force mohels to get consent before performing ‘oral suction’
View ArticleA win for Herpes
New York’s decision to permit oral suction in circumcisions without informed parental consent is disappointing
View ArticleNYC Board of Health to review circumcision rite
Mayor Bill de Blasio considers waiving consent form for controversial ritual to mend ties with ultra-Orthodox
View ArticleNYC 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
View ArticleNYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to visit Israel, talk anti-Semitism
Mayor to be keynote speaker at conference of international mayors sponsored by American Jewish Congress, other Jewish groups
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