Non-Jewish rulers over the centuries have tried to stop Jews from religious circumcision. Now they are encouraging the procedure for themselves. U.S. public health officials said this week it is considering encouraging circumcision to help strop the spread of the HIV virus that causes AIDS.
A formal proposal may be published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by the end of the year, The New York Times reported this week.
The Torah commands Jews to conduct the ritual circumcision – brit mila – as performed by Abraham on his eight-day-old son Yitzchak (Isaac). It is a basic tenet of Judaism, and non-Jews from the times of the ancient Greeks to the recent Soviet Union banned the practice in an attempt to eradicate the Jewish religion.
A formal proposal may be published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by the end of the year, The New York Times reported this week.
The Torah commands Jews to conduct the ritual circumcision – brit mila – as performed by Abraham on his eight-day-old son Yitzchak (Isaac). It is a basic tenet of Judaism, and non-Jews from the times of the ancient Greeks to the recent Soviet Union banned the practice in an attempt to eradicate the Jewish religion.
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