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New Zealand father circumcises his son with no mohels available because of coronavirus crisis

The mohel who usually travels from Australia could not enter the country, so the boy’s parents took on the responsibility.

By Marcy Oster August 27, 2020 1:17 pm

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Russia has a full-time surgeon whose only job is circumcising Jewish men

Dr. Yeshaya Shafit, Russia’s only mohel for adults, travels across the former Soviet Union to correct a historical wrong.

August 6, 2020 10:18 am

Quentin Tarantino and Daniella Pick attend the "Once Upon a Time In Hollywood" U.K. Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, July 30, 2019. (Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images)

Quentin Tarantino and Israeli wife Daniella Pick name their son Leo. It has nothing to do with Di Caprio.

The newborn, who came into the world on Feb. 22, is named for Pick’s maternal grandfather.

March 1, 2020 2:01 pm

4 New York City infants have contracted herpes from Jewish circumcision rite in past 6 months

By Marcy Oster February 24, 2020 11:33 am

Holland says top mohels may be breaking the law

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 30, 2019 5:39 pm

2020 Democratic candidate Andrew Yang takes a stand against circumcision

By Marcy Oster March 20, 2019 10:11 am

Circumcising babies increases risk of cot death, contested new study suggests

August 17, 2018 8:15 am

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Denmark is considering a ban on circumcision. That has some Jews thinking about leaving.

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 14, 2018 2:29 pm

U.S.-born Jewish terrorist asks for prison furlough to attend son’s bris

January 8, 2018 8:40 am

Norwegian minister vows to protect circumcision after voting to oppose the practice

June 28, 2017 6:37 am

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