The rite of circumcision is the latest Jewish ritual to be upended by the coronavirus outbreak. The Conservative movement and some mohels are saying that because of the highly infectious nature of ...

(RNS) — Finding someone to perform a bris during the coronavirus pandemic is a challenge. Some Jewish mohels say they are busier than ever; others have shut down their work. (RNS) — In recent months, ...

When I congratulated “Julie” at her son’s bris, I couldn’t believe that she looked better than I did at my wedding. Like most of the other women attending the ritual circumcision, we were amazed that ...

The hospital-circumcision contingent believes that a medical facility is the only appropriate place for surgery. If something goes wrong—excessive bleeding, infections, an accident—a hospital has ...

A Johannesburg mohel has been banned from practicing for life after a baby’s penis was partially amputated during a circumcision he performed. In addition to the life ban, all mohels in the country ...

Abraham J. Benyunes of Miami felt he needed to tell people about his experiences as a mohel over the years, and did so with his new book, “Musings of a Mohel.” “What happened over the course of the ...

When Ben Sass and Aliza Jaffe Sass learned in January that they had a baby boy on the way, preparations for a bris started immediately. Along with the rest of the logistical advance work of pregnancy, ...

When Naftali was born, I knew that I wanted to have him circumcised. I’m Jewish. My husband Juan, who isn’t from the tribe, was circumcised and it makes sense for a father and son to match, doesn’t it ...