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Baby Naming Ceremony on First Birthday [Video]
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A Ritual That Can Cut Both Ways
The concept of circumcision is both a deeply powerful ritual practice and a profoundly troubling remnant of a different time.
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Cutting and Covenant: How I Decided Whether Or Not To Circumcise My Sons
The thought of saying Hebrew prayers over the cutting of a baby’s flesh seemed truly barbaric to me. I wondered, “If mothers had the power to design Judaism, would circumcision have played such a...
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No Short Cuts For Circumcision
Pun intended. The popular press has recently reminded contemporary Jews that the continuation of