Galen and Hippocrates depicted in a 12th century mural/ Wikimedia Commons. The tradition of metzitzah b’peh goes back to biblical times but has created a modern-day dilemma for religiously observant ...

When his pregnant wife first challenged circumcising their son, Mike Wallach had a gut reaction: “That’s what we do: We’re Jews!” But doubts about whether the surgery was medically necessary and ...

Music, dance, drama and poetry are important elements of ritual in African societies. Imbalu, the centuries-old circumcision ritual of Uganda's Bagisu people, is no different. When Bagisu boys between ...

Just how tolerant are we really? What do we think of an ancient religious practice that might offend modern, secular sensibilities? At the start of this month, a rabbi was arrested in Dublin for ...

Circumcision is one of the oldest surgical procedures in the world and holds an important place in Judaism as the brit mila. Here's everything you should know. An ancient but still common surgical ...

A group of rabbis is clashing with New York City health officials over the safety of an ancient circumcision ritual. Three rabbis and three Jewish groups asked a federal court Thursday to block ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has declined to ban an ancient Jewish circumcision rite although other officials want to stop one rabbi from doing it. Bloomberg said he ...

TWO MORE BABIES have contracted herpes through an ancient circumcision rite, leading the city’s top health official yesterday to release an open letter to the city’s Orthodox Jewish community urging ...

The story says they found enough oil to fuel the Temple’sever-burning lamp just one night, but the small vial burnedcontinuously for eight days until more was found, the reasonHanukkah lasts eight ...

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Music, dance, drama and poetry are important elements of ritual in African societies. Imbalu, the centuries-old circumcision ritual of Uganda's Bagisu people, is no different. When Bagisu boys between ...