Circumcision refuses to leave the front page. In the last decade, stories of all types have found their way above the fold. These include the horrifying—exposés on the routine practice of female ...

A federal judge heard oral arguments in a case that would require parents to sign a consent form before a controversial circumcision rite can be performed. U.S. District Court Judge Naomi Reice ...

Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein (1866-1934) was widely considered to be one of the more impressive Talmud scholars of his generation. In his "Levush Mordechai" (Ch. 30) he writes, "If anyone were to ...

In a win for ultra-orthodox Jewish sects, a federal appeals court on Friday ruled a city regulation, which requires parental consent before a mohel is allowed to suck blood from an infant’s ...

This year’s mayoral race has a canary in the mine — an issue affecting a small number of people that can determine whether the character of the mayoral candidates will be toxic to the city’s health.

Aiming to reset a hostile relationship, the city board of health on Wednesday took its first step toward repealing a controversial policy requiring a written consent from parents before a mohel can ...

Berlin’s district attorney has launched an investigation into complaints about a circumcision in the German capital involving the metzitzah b’peh ritual. The circumcision in question took place on ...

At least four infants have contracted herpes in New York City in the past six months after undergoing a circumcision rite in which the ritual circumciser, or mohel, cleans the circumcision wound by ...

NEW YORK — Two more New York infants were diagnosed with herpes after undergoing the controversial Jewish circumcision practice of metzitzah b’peh. Both boys developed symptoms of herpes this month ...

NEW YORK — A New York City health law designed to regulate the controversial metzitzah b’peh ritual circumcision practice must pass stricter scrutiny, a federal appeals court ruled. The Second Circuit ...

The New York City Health Commissioner has issued a strongly worded statement calling for an end to a controversial circumcision-related rite. Dr. Thomas Farley said that direct oral-genital suction, ...