A Call for Sensitivity in Discussing Circumcision

By MOLLY MCFLY I am a young woman who is proud to be deeply invested in the movement to defeat institutionalized circumcision. However, as I have previously confessed, I once agreed with and actually defended this unnecessary surgery and its imposition on non-consenting infants. Since I used to be pro-cutting and am now adamantly opposed to…

Progressive Rabbis on Creating a Covenant without Circumcision

Rabbi Steven Blane By REBECCA WALDHeads up on a new Intact News article that quotes five rabbis who perform peaceful Jewish welcoming ceremonies and also believe the time has come for Jews to abolish circumcision. These Rabbis represent a range of Jewish movements and include influential Jewish Studies scholar Howard Eilberg-Schwartz and Rabbi Steven Blane,…