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Circumcision: Age-Old Rite Faces Modern Concerns
Religious Based News
While the majority of Jewish parents still opt to circumcise their boys, a small but growing number are wavering. The stories of two families show the conflict between the power of tradition and creeping doubts about the necessity of the ritual.
Source: NPR Topics: Religion
Israeli top court rules against child's forced circumcision:
Israel's Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by a court of rabbis, which stipulated that a new mother was required to have her son circumcised under the terms of her divorce, and despite the potential ill-effects on the child's health. Ref. Source 4