The ancient ceremony of circumcision, performed on the 8th day of life, was instituted as a sign to the covenant between God and Abraham. It symbolized the consecration of one's sexuality and one's ...

In the same week in which a San Francisco judge struck from the city’s November 2011 ballot a controversial measure aiming to ban circumcision of any male under 18, two reputable media sources ...

Though the prospect of circumcising a baby boy typically causes some anxiety, Jewish parents most often to go through with it. Circumcision is a concrete symbol of the ancient Abrahamic covenant, an ...

The 1969 Roman Calendar reform recovered Jan. 1 as the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This is among the oldest feasts associated with the Octave Day of Christmas and reaffirms a basic truth that ...

Mention circumcision to a group of men, and - even if they think it's a good idea, health wise - most guys will cringe, says Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar, who is planning a Bris, the public, prayerful ritual ...

Circumcision is one of Judaism’s most important laws and for generations of faithful it has symbolised a Biblical covenant with God. But in Israel, more and more Jewish parents are saying no to the ...

Stopping in its tracks the misinformation that can harm families and undermine one of Judaism’s oldest and holiest rituals: Circumcision does not cause autism.

“This is my covenant which you shall keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised.” — Genesis 17:10 A district judge in Cologne, Germany, ...

The first act with the baby Jesus after his birth was an act of obedience to Jewish tradition. “And at the end of the eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the ...