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What My Father Taught Me About Babies, Trauma, and the Ethics of Circumcision

“Look at My Penis!”—The Shocking Refrain at the Heart of Gary Shteyngart’s New Novel

A Case for Unity Against Child Genital Cutting (Video)

The Cost of Not Seeing Boys

From Regret to Renewal: Lisa Braver Moss on Redefining Jewish Belonging

Jews Opposed to Circumcision? Bruchim’s New Podcast Says Yes—and Proudly So

Religious Freedom Doesn’t Include Risking Infant Lives

My Jewish Foreskin Restoration Journey

An Arctic Blast from the Past: Northern Exposure’s Jewish Anti-Circumcision Doctor

Undermining the Cause of Genital Autonomy through Jewish Scapegoating & Antisemitic Tropes

Refuting “Jewish Fragility” & Why Antisemitism Harms the Genital Autonomy (GA) Movement

Standing Together Against Antisemitism

“With Their Hearts” Text Study

Jewish Practices Can Evolve

A Brit Shalom and (also) a New Beginning

I was a Soviet Jew who chose to get circumcised after making Aliyah to Israel. Now I regret it.

A Different Take on Brit Milah During Coronavirus

Why Question Circumcision?

Retrospective: Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D.

Proposed Circumcision Ban Highlights Israelis’ Changing Views

Brit Milah: A Shameful and Traumatic Practice

Rabbi Opposed Circumcision, Promoted Brit Shalom

Talmudic Scholar Offers Context, Teaching on Jews Opting Out of Brit Milah

Will We Be Welcome?

Why Are Some Rabbis Secretly Choosing Not to Circumcise Their Sons?

Simply Uncut: The Intersection Between Today’s Simple Living and Pro-Intact Movements

Book for Jewish Families Skipping Circumcision Continues to Gain Traction

Video: Groundbreaking Brit Shalom Talk at Temple Sinai in Oakland CA

Jewish Circumcision a Symptom of Larger Problems

A Circumcision Activist Is Born

Jewish Doula Educates on Normalcy of Foreskin

Upcoming Temple Sinai Event for Celebrating Brit Shalom

“Carmen Sandiego” Creative Muses About His Long-Lost Foreskin: An Interview With Sean Altman

Genital Integrity Awareness Week Speaker Discusses Intersex and Circumcision

Jewish Parents with Intact Children

All Penises Welcome! Celebrating Brit Shalom Brings Its Message of Inclusion to Union for Reform Judaism

Erica Jong on Circumcision: What’s Missing?

Let’s Be Audacious—Celebrating Brit Shalom Headed to Huge Rabbi Gathering

Metzitsah B’Peh Must Be Banned

Delving into Genesis Code: An Interview With Jamie Metzl

Celebrating Brit Shalom: The Debrief

The Weirdest Sculpture Ever—And Then I Saw What It Could Do. Incredible.

Jewish Voices from Beyond the Bris Project

Unlikely Advocate for Boy Facing Circumcision

Navigating Gender Stereotypes and the Circumcision Imperative

Though Mom Under Gag Order, Protesters Hope to Voice Her Message: Don’t Circumcise My Healthy Son

Upheld: Healthy Florida Boy to be Circumcised Against Mom’s Wishes

New Documentary Film on Wilhelm Reich In the Works

Bris Without Cutting Officiant List Tops 200

Genital Autonomy Symposium 2014

A Beautiful Brit Shalom in America

Thank G-d, It’s a Girl

Circumcision Not Matter for Rabbinical Courts, Israel’s High Court Rules

Brit Shalom Families—Where’s the Controversy?

Circumcision Is Best, But Families Opting Out Should Be Embraced—An Interview With Conservative Rabbi Joshua Ratner

Improving Conversation on Jewish Circumcision

A Wonderful “Misadventure”—Brian Leaf’s Newest Yogi Book

Kickstarter Campaign Launches for First Book on ‘Brit Shalom,’ Alternative to Jewish Circumcision

Jewish Voices Against Circumcision — In Their Own Words

Is Superman Circumcised? Howard Stern Weighs In

Why I Didn’t Choose Circumcision

Belly Casts Give Confidence, Celebrate Beauty of the Natural Form

Is Brit Shalom an Acceptable Alternative to Jewish Circumcision?

In New Book, Jewish Actress Alicia Silverstone Writes on Decision Not to Circumcise

“Cut: Slicing Through the Myths of Circumcision” Goes Digital, Earns Entry Into Pasadena Film Festival

Jewish Psychologist to Debate Circumcision in Europe

Circumcision In Israel Not Taken For Granted Anymore

Ethical Issues in Israel’s Bizarre Circumcision Case

Why This (Jewish) Mom Skipped Circumcision

Judaism, Bris Milah, and Human Rights: A Torah Perspective

When Everything In Me Said to Circumcise: A Jewish Father Wrestles with Tradition

Following Our Hearts: A Father’s Brit Shalom Journey

Bizarre Circumcision Stories: Where’s the Journalism?

Jewish Activist Speaks on Metzitzah B’Peh Circumcision Practice

Our Covenant Is With Our Son: My Family’s Take on Jewish Circumcisions

My Jewish Heritage was Key to Unlocking the American Secret

The Emotional Consequences of Circumcision

A Call for Sensitivity in Discussing Circumcision

Bris Prep: What Happens During a Bris That You Might Not See

Uniting the Next Generation of Parents Against Circumcision

Circumcision Decision: Jewish Couples in Crisis

Facebook Campaign Protests AAP Circumcision Policy

Circumcision Resource Center Responds to Revised AAP Statement

Parshat Lech L’cha: Why Infant Circumcision in Judaism Isn’t Kosher

Eight Reasons Why an Intact Penis Is Better Than a Cut Penis

The German Circumcision Dilemma: Expanding the Debate and Proposing a Way Forward

Attachment Parenting, Avoiding Circumcision: My Jewish Family Traditions

Novelist Lisa Braver Moss Writes on Circumcision Jewish Practices for Huffington Post

Healthy Eats and Natural Parenting Unite in “Creating Healthy Children” Book

“What to Expect When You’re Expecting” Highlights Circumcision Controversy

Choosing Brit Shalom Over Brit Milah

Genital Autonomy “Zine” Makes Debut

Me But Not My Son: A Young Jewish Man Breaks Rank on Circumcision

Bringing a Jewish Circumcision Alternative (Brit Shalom) to New York Metro Families

Beyond the Bris on Beyond the Sling (Mayim Bialik’s New Book)

Refusing to Circumcise: A Mom’s Difficult Demand

Progressive Rabbis on Creating a Covenant without Circumcision

Anti-Circumcision Book Signed by Howard Stern Being Auctioned

San Francisco “Cut” Screening

Refusing to Close the Book: An Interview With Lisa Braver Moss

Declaring Circumcision ‘Health Positive’ A Terrible Mistake

Howard Stern’s Producer Won’t Be Circumcising His Newborn

Defying Convention: An Interview With Miriam Pollack

Eli Ungar-Sargon Debates “Kosher Sex” Author Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on the Ethics of Jewish Circumcision

Brit Shalom: An Alternative Naming Ceremony

Blood, Sweat & Tears Lead Singer Protests Infant Circumcision

Jewish Circumcision Opponents Grow More Vocal

Anti-Circumcision Group Addresses Jewish Issues

On Circumcision, Authority and the Perpetuation of Abuse

Evolving Jewish Practices

Circumcision and Change

To the Mohel Who Cut Me

How “Cut” Saved My Son’s Foreskin: A Movie Review

My Short Take on San Fran’s Proposed Circumcision Ban

Going Bare: An Exclusive Interview with Intactivism’s Favorite Runner

Lucking Into Bris Shalom

Circumcision Timing Sparks Debate

Howard Stern: Jewish Intactivist

Mayim Bialik, Circumcision & Destiny

A Comment on “The Measure of His Grief”

Am I a Jew? Do I Want to Be?

What Circumcision and Bunnies Have in Common

Why I’m Not Convinced

Culture, More than Convincing

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