Norwegian Cartoon Depicts Circumcision as a Demonic Ritual
Jewish group considers taking legal action over a cartoon in a Norwegian paper that depicts circumcision as a bloodthirsty ritual.
Jewish group considers taking legal action over a cartoon in a Norwegian paper that depicts circumcision as a bloodthirsty ritual.
Berlin's Chabad rabbi investigated for metzitzah b’peh ritual during his son's circumcision. RCE: We fully support him.
A German court on Thursday dismissed all charges against a rabbi for his role in the circumcision of a Jewish infant.
New York City court approves directive that consent form must be signed before “metzizah be'peh” stage of the Jewish bris is performed.
German party urged to withdraw candidate from state election after he used expletive language to describe Jews who practice circumcision.
Jewish groups have praised the decision by the German Parliament to allow religious circumcision.
Chancellor Angela Merkel seeks to ease the concerns of Germany's Jews over a disputed ruling against circumcision.
Manhattan court postpones hearing against new requirement that parents sign a consent form before brit procedure.
A new lawsuit is brought against the city of NYC against the banning of metzitza b'pe.
The German cabinet has agreed to make sure religious circumcision remains legal following a court ruling earlier this year banning it.
A new proposed German law is set to approve ritual circumcision, hopefully ending the threat to the custom practiced by Jews and Muslims.
Jews and Muslims gather in Berlin to demonstrate against a controversial circumcision court ruling.
Berlin has made new laws for people who want to circumcise their sons – and traditional Jewish mohels don't meet criteria.
A group of rabbis said they would ignore a proposed law that would mandate that parents sign a consent form to perform metzitzah b'peh.
Jewish and Muslim religious leaders from 18 European countries will gather in Paris to discuss increasing religious prohibitions in Europe.
A rabbinical college in Germany has warned its students against wearing kippot, after a rabbi was attacked by four Arab youths last week.
German Chancellor tells Jewish leader freedom of religion is "undoubtable" part of German democracy.
Rabbi Uri Gamson of Germany says local Jews are continuing their regular routine, despite attempts to ban circumcision in the country.
A former Jew in Denmark said that circumcision is a ritual in which 'black-clad men' mutilate a baby. Local Jews outraged.
President tells German counterpart he believes Berlin will defend Jews' right to their tradition.
Interior Minister and Head of Shas, Eli Yishai, sent a letter to Chancellor Merkel asking her to intervene on circumcision legislation.
The German judge who ruled that circumcision is a criminal act was naïve, and perhaps even silly, Israel’s Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger said.
A doctor sues a German rabbi in the city of Hof for performing a circumcision on a baby and “physically harming” him.
Following controversy regarding circumcision in Germany, Israel’s Chief Rabbi will work to accelerate local legislation on the issue.
20 Congressmen express ‘deep concern’ over threat to circumcision in Germany, call to protect religious circumcision by law.
A Swiss hospital said it is lifting the ban on circumcision that had been imposed following a controversial ruling by a German court.
Austria's Justice Minister says doctors are legally allowed to perform circumcisions, after a local governor instructs to stop them.
The Wiesenthal center urged the Swiss government to protect the religious rite of circumcision.
A ban on non-medical circumcision by a regional court in Germany, has prompted a governor in western Austria to follow suit.
Two Swiss hospitals have banned circumcision, ignoring a German resolution protecting the Jewish rite after a court ruled it illegal.
Germany's lower house of parliament passes a resolution to protect the religious circumcision of infant boys.
Israel's ambassador to Germany welcomes plans by the German parliament to pass a resolution protecting the right to religious circumcision.
Chancellor warns that criminalizing circumcision would make Germans "a laughing stock among nations.”
The German government pledges quick action to protect the right of Jews and Muslims to circumcise baby boys.
Muslims and Jews, normally not allies, have banded together to ask the German parliament to overrule the court ban on circumcision.
The Tzohar Rabbinic Organization has launched a new effort to assist parents circumcising their sons according to Jewish law.
Berlin’s Jewish Hospital has suspended circumcisions in the wake of a court ruling that the procedure is a crime punishable by law.
The European Jewish Congress has called on the German government to stand against a regional court decision to criminalize circumcision.
German Foreign Minister Westerwelle weighs in on a controversial court ruling on circumcision, says Germany protects religious freedom.
European Jewish Parliament expresses outrage over ruling that circumcision should be considered a physical assault.
Jewish and Muslim leaders in Germany condemn a court's decision to outlaw the circumcision of boys.
A German court has ruled that circumcision is a criminal offense, and a Norwegian political party wants to outlaw the religious practice.
50-year-old Alexander Yabisebitz, a survivor of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, undergoes circumcision.
Religious freedom and public health clash in New York after babies contract Herpes disease from a ritual practice after circumcision.
An Arab who fathered a baby with a Jewish woman rejected keeping him and said, “This boy is Jewish. I don’t want him.”
New bill signed by California Governor Jerry Brown prevents local governments from banning male circumcision.
Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Rabbi Yaacov Gaissinovitch last week presided over the 4,500th circumcision he has carried out in the Ukraine.
The city argues that if a judge exempts doctors from the circumcision ban as state law posits, the whole measure would be unconstitutional.
Jews and Muslims are teaming up in San Francisco to file a lawsuit against a potential ban on circumcision.
Long-nosed Jewish mohel stars in anti-circumcision promoter's comics as U.S. lawmakers attempt to stop the ban through legislation.
Fighting fears of his Judaism being discovered by neighbors, a father in Antakya, Turkey allowed a secret circumcision of his baby boy on Chanukah
Non-Jewish rulers over the centuries have tried to stop Jews from religious circumcision. Now they are encouraging the procedure for themselves.
A group of Senegalese doctors spent a week learning with Israeli physicians the tricks of performing circumcision on adult males.