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Watch: ‘Mohels,’ an a capella take on Lorde’s ‘Royals’
Jewish Journal
November 14, 2013
Ever noticed how “mohels” rhymes with “royals”? Well the University of Maryland a capella group Kol Ish did, and thank goodness.
How to become a Jew
Jewish Journal
May 8, 2013
There are a variety of options for how to begin the process, but all involve study with a rabbi. Some people study with an individual rabbi for a period of time, and other people enroll in group classes designed especially for converts.
German Parliament passes law guaranteeing legality of ritual circumcision
Jewish Journal
December 12, 2012
The German Parliament passed a law protecting the right of Jewish and Muslim parents to choose a ritual circumcision for their sons, after months of heated debate over efforts to ban the practice.
German Cabinet schedules circumcision amendment
Jewish Journal
October 5, 2012
Germany\’s Cabinet has scheduled a discussion on an amendment that would formally legalize ritual circumcision but place some restrictions on who could circumcise and how.
Tasmanian state body recommends banning nonreligious circumcision
Jewish Journal
August 24, 2012
An advisory governmental institution in an Australian state is recommending that it ban non-medical circumcision on boys \”except for religious reasons.\”
German rabbi criminally charged for performing circumcisions
Jewish Journal
August 21, 2012
A rabbi in Bavaria has been slapped with criminal charges of committing bodily harm, in the first known case to arise from an anti-circumcision ruling in May.
Norwegian official: Jews, Muslims should replace circumcision with ‘symbolic’ ritual
Jewish Journal
August 6, 2012
Norway’s ombudsman for children\’s rights has proposed that Jews and Muslim replace male circumcision with a symbolic, nonsurgical ritual.
Health issue or anti-Semitism: Switzerland joins German circumcision ban
Jewish Journal
July 26, 2012
Today come reports that hospitals in Zurich and St. Gallen have suspended the practice on Jewish and Muslim boys in the wake of a similar ban in Germany ordered by a judge in Cologne.
European rabbis protest circumcision bans, plan to lobby
Jewish Journal
July 25, 2012
The Conference of European Rabbis will lobby against recent circumcision bans by advocating legislation supporting the practice.
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