- A Mother Questions Brit Milla
by Nelly Karsenty published in Humanistic Judaism, Summer 1988. Extensive article includes support and information for Jewish parents regarding alternative (non-cutting) bris ceremonies.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It - Being Rational About Circumcision and Jewish Observance
Circumcision has become an integral crucial rite in the Jewish culture. Exploring this as a client I have found absolutely no reason medical or otherwise to continue this custom except for its long-standing importance to the Jewish community, not a good reason in and of itself.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It - Circumcision - The Worldwide News
Circumcision was an essential part of religious practice for the nation of Israel. Is circumcision a required practice for Christians today? This paper examines the biblical evidence and explores the validity of arguments concerning old covenant customs.
(Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It - Circumcision: A Jewish Feminist Perspective
Circumcision is at the heart of gender imbalance in Judaism. For a male Jew, it is a critical mark of identity, an assumed rite of passage, secular or sacred, into the peoplehood and/or faith of Judaism. For a Jewish woman, it may have the same meaning until she is pregnant, with the possibility of bearing a son. It is then that a woman's deepest instincts may arise trembling out of her culturally anesthetized stupor to whisper or plead, "Please, let it be a girl."
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