It is a ritual of paramount importance among Jews of all types and in all times. For 3,500 years, the link between the Jewish people and their God has been symbolized by the Berit Mila — the rite of ...

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A science teacher has lost his bid to be reinstated after being fired for carrying out circumcision procedures on two 14-year-old boys in a classroom. The Cape man was undone by an incident involving ...

Circumcision is one of the oldest surgical procedures in the world and holds an important place in Judaism as the brit mila. Here's everything you should know. An ancient but still common surgical ...

Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin, the tissue covering the head (called the glans) of the penis. It's an ancient practice that has its origin in religious rites. Today, many parents ...