This post first appeared as “Will Circumcision Become Illegal in San Francisco?” on the “Shmooze” blog of the Forward.
milah instruments
There are some Jews who say that in the 21st century, performing a brit milah (ritual circumcision) on a baby boy is neither desirable nor necessary. For San Francisco residents, however, there is a chance that it may also become illegal. In the city known for being on the cutting edge of many trends, a mohel’s knife may no longer be welcome, no matter how sharp it is.
Although it is not at all certain that a measure banning circumcisions proposed by city resident and anti-circumcision activist Lloyd Schofield will be passed — or even make it onto the ballot next November — San Francisco mohels might want to start thinking about setting up shop outside the city limits, just in case.
Click here to read more and to watch a CBS news report video clip.
© 2010 Renee Ghert-Zand. All rights reserved.
Tags: ballot measures, brit milah, circumcision, circumcision ban, Lloyd Schofield, mohel, San Francisco
November 19, 2010 at 7:45 pm |
A ban on circumcision cannot come soon enough. Too many parents forget that their sons are people who may wish to grow up with their whole sex organ. I sure wish I had not been circumcised when I was born. IT is my body, my choice.
August 8, 2011 at 5:38 pm |
… Cut: Slicing Through the Myths of Circumcision – A Film by Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon
http://www.cutthefilm.com
Jews for the Rights of the Child
http://www.jewsfortherightsofthechild.org/
Circumcision and the Brain
http://circumcision.org/brain.htm
Alternative Jewish Rituals
http://www.jewishcircumcision.org/ritual.htm
Israeli Linguist Vadim Cherny: How Judaic is the Circumcision?
http://vadimcherny.org/judaism/how_judaic_circumcision.htm ………
August 11, 2011 at 12:57 am |
* There is a movement of Jews who are questioning circumcision, and working to end this abuse of children. The movement ranges from the Orthodox to the secular, and includes mothers, fathers, scholars, historians, medical professionals, activists, and intellectuals.
* Jews Against Circumcision http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/
* The Current Judaic Movement to End Circumcision: Part 1
http://intactnews.org/node/105/1311886372/jewish-voices-current-judaic-movement-end-circumcision-part-1
The Kindest Un-Cut Feminism, Judaism, and My Son’s Foreskin by Professor Michael S. Kimmel
http://www.cirp.org/pages/cultural/kimmel1/
Jewish Intactivist Miriam Pollack has some great commentary on Foreskin Man in this recent interview.
http://www.beyondthebris.com/2011/07/defying-convention-interview-with_27.html
Jews Speak Out in Favor of Banning Circumcision on Minors
http://intactnews.org/node/103/1311885181/jews-speak-out-favor-banning-circumcision-minors
August 6, 2011 at 11:37 am |
…Some Jews feel the time has come for a symbolic bris without surgery.
Jewish Groups for Genital Integrity
* Jews Against Circumcision http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/
* Jews for the Rights of the Child http://www.jewsfortherightsofthechild.org/
* Brit Shalom Celebrants by Mark D. Reiss, M.D. http://www.circumstitions.com/Jewish-shalom.html
* Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective by Ron Goldman, Ph.D. http://www.jewishcircumcision.org
* Beyond the Bris: Jewish Parenting Blog http://www.beyondthebris.com