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How the EU antisemitism warrior became a defender of kosher slaughter, circumcision
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Canaan Lidor
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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June 26, 2023, 9:23 am
How the EU antisemitism warrior became a defender of kosher slaughter, circumcision
The bloc’s point person for fighting Jew-hatred, Katharina von Schnurbein, is an influential advocate for Jewish customs many consider controversial in Europe
By
Canaan Lidor
May 19, 2023, 10:41 am
A single absentee mohel is thwarting dozens of converts at very end of their journey
The government’s Conversion Authority has a long backlog of men waiting for months for a 10-second circumcision inspection to be considered Jewish
By
Canaan Lidor
January 25, 2023, 9:58 pm
Burial worker circumcises body in northern Israel without family’s consent
Colleague claims manager told religious volunteer to perform ritual ‘without thinking twice’; head of burial society denies incident occurred
By
Avner Hofstein
November 18, 2022, 12:58 am
Michigan youth hockey doctor, mohel accused of widespread sexual assault
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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AP
October 11, 2021, 4:10 am
New US Jewish group aims to normalize not circumcising, wants synagogues to help
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’
By
Ben Harris
May 20, 2021, 3:00 pm
Sweden probes Jewish doctor for not using anesthetic when circumcising babies
Review of Peter Borenstein, a rabbi and physician, comes after report he only gives 8-day-old boys sugar-rich liquid before performing religious rite – as is usual among ‘mohels’
By
Cnaan Liphshiz
April 20, 2021, 6:53 pm
Josh Kushner’s former Israeli yeshiva leaks his baby’s name
Yeshivat Reishit in Jerusalem announces birth of Levi Joseph Kushner to its alumnus and Karlie Kloss, before couple made name public
By
Shira Hanau
November 11, 2020, 12:14 am
Proposal to ban male circumcision scrapped from Finland bill
Shelved amendment to new law on female genital mutilation would have potentially limited or outlawed nonmedical circumcision of males
By
Cnaan Liphshiz
September 13, 2020, 8:57 am
Netanyahu thanks Danish prime minister for opposition to circumcision ban
Mette Frederiksen says she is against proposed bill, citing ‘promise made’ to country’s Jews that they will remain a part of the country
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ToI Staff
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JTA
September 11, 2020, 5:38 pm
Parents flee hospital with seriously hurt baby after circumcision gone wrong
Police eventually track down couple and escort them to medical center to ensure baby gets treatment; child in stable condition, but requires emergency surgery
By
ToI Staff
September 7, 2020, 3:50 am
Danish lawmakers to mull circumcision ban, sparking protest
Head of Jewish community of Denmark says possible legislation making non-medical procedures illegal is the worst threat to the country’s Jews since World War II
By
Cnaan Liphshiz
August 27, 2020, 11:54 pm
With no mohels around, New Zealand man circumcises his own son
Jews in country rely on circumcisers from Australia to perform ceremony, but a coronavirus travel ban prevents them from coming
By
Marcy Oster
August 14, 2020, 10:52 am
Russia has a full-time surgeon whose only job is circumcising Jewish men
Traveling from the western border with Europe to the far-flung eastern reaches close to Japan, Dr. Yeshaya Shafit, Russia’s only dedicated mohel, does about 10 procedures a week
By
Cnaan Liphshiz
From the Web
February 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
February 25, 2020, 7:27 am
4 NY babies get herpes from Jewish circumcision rite in past 6 months
Cases reported since September from ‘metzitzah b’peh’; infants were hospitalized, received intravenous antiviral drugs and are now recovering
By
Marcy Oster
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