Two anti-circumcision measures in California, one of which has already made it to the ballot for November in San Francisco, has prompted a coalition of Jewish and non-Jewish opponents, including Muslims, to fight back.
While Jewish organizations often have come to the defense of Muslim religious liberties in America, deep differences on Middle East policy and Jewish concerns over Muslim organizations’ ties to radical groups has hampered formal Jewish-Muslim alliances.
The president of the Reform movement’s main rabbinical seminary argues that if Orthodox Jews are serious about protecting religious liberty, they should back proposals to legalize same-sex marriage.
