Category Archives: Circumcision

Withdrawn! Santa Monica’s Ballot Measure To Ban Circumcision Is No More

The Jewish Journal reports: The proponent of a proposition aimed at banning circumcision in Santa Monica has informed the Jewish Journal that she is abandoning her effort to put the question to voters in the beachfront city before beginning to … Continue reading

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The Efforts To Ban Circumcision In California

The New York Times reports: SANTA MONICA, Calif. — When a group of activists proposed banning circumcision in San Francisco last fall, many people simply brushed them aside. Even in that liberal seaside city, it seemed implausible that thousands of … Continue reading

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Santa Monica Considers Circumcision Ban

Mike emails: I agree with you about the circumcision ban 100% Hi There Beware that you may get bombarded by anti-circ activists they brainwash each other through their protest ,symposiums, and books etc that circumcison is the worst thing on … Continue reading

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Yisroel Pensack: 40 Die in Chanukah Forest Fire in Israel in Country’s ‘Biggest and Deadliest’ Blaze

The New York Times reports: JERUSALEM — A fire raging in a northern Israel forest on Thursday has left at least 40 people dead, caused the evacuation of thousands of people, burned some kibbutz houses to the ground and prompted … Continue reading

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The Benefits Of Circumcision

David Kelsey emails: You know the writer is a Jew when she notes the benefits of circumcision and then insists the decision is a “deeply personal one.” Jewish writers should have to give disclosure that they are Jews when discussing … Continue reading

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