Canada pushes to place sanctions on circumcision
“Denying the ability of physician mohels to conduct a home brit milah may mean the most experienced and medically expert individual is not available to a family,”
Ongoing War for the Covenant: Norwegian Hospitals Refuse to Circumcise Male Infants
Despite Norwegian law requiring hospitals to perform ritual circumcisions on male infants, at least two hospitals recently refused to perform the procedure.
Danish Ban on Circumcision: Amalek Reloaded?
Jews in several of the Nordic nations (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland) are increasingly fearing for their religious futures after Denmark moved a step closer to passing a law banning infant circumcision. One rabbi sees this as a reenactment of a macabre story told in the bible symbolizing an attempt to cut off the thin connection binding heaven and earth.
Denmark to Debate Ban on Biblical Commandment of Male Circumcision
The Jewish community has protested the petition, arguing that the ritual has been practiced in Denmark without any difficulty for more than 400 years.
Jewish Groups Praise Iceland Proposal Against Banning Circumcision
The proposed ban on circumcision stipulated a sentence of up to six years in prison for those performing or arranging for the circumcision of a minor.
Scandinavian Jewish Leaders Bash Iceland’s Plans to Ban Circumcision
The proposed legislation would criminalize circumcision of boys under the age of 18.
Meet 8-Day-Old Ovadiah, First Son of Bnei Menashe Parents Born in Israel
This is the first child born in Israel to immigrants among the group of 162 Bnei Menashe which made aliyah last month from India.
98% of Israel Jews Perform ‘Brit Milah’ Circumcision Bringing Babies Into Covenant
An overwhelming majority of Israeli Jewish parents circumcise their children, according to a survey conducted for the Chief Rabbinate.
Terror Victim’s Family Celebrates Circumcision of Victim’s Grandson at Site of Attack
The family of terror victim Avraham Asher Hasno, who was killed in a truck-ramming attack at the al-Fawwar junction near Hebron, celebrated the circumcision of Avraham’s grandson at the site of the attack on Thursday
Life and Name of Terror Victim Commemorated in “Covenant of Blood”
Three months after her 21-year-old husband was killed in a vicious stabbing, Yael Weissman was blessed to hold a baby boy named in memory of her beloved Yanai.
