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Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing in Jerusalem, July 20, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

High Court: State must pay for circumcisions of non-Orthodox converts

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Israel's Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, ruled on Tuesday that the State of Israel must fund circumcisions for converts who come through the Reform and Conservative streams of Judaism, and...
The Greenfeld family celebrate a brit milah at their home in Beitar Illit, Israel, on April 5, 2020. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Masked mitzvot or joy undimmed: Welcoming new life in the era of COVID-19

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“In this time of great darkness, the souls who come down now must be sources of great light.” — Rabbi Doniel Katz, whose youngest child was born this spring There is a tradition among the Jewish...

Jewish groups praise Iceland committee’s proposal against banning circumcision

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Iceland’s Judicial Affairs and Education Committee recommended last week that the country’s parliament dismiss a proposed ban on male circumcision, effectively putting an end to a three-month national debate over the legislation. The committee issued...

Why I was circumcised for my barmitzvah

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Nathan Cohen faced a profound dilemma ahead of his Jewish coming of age. The youngster, who attends King David High School in Liverpool, explains: “My dad isn’t Jewish and my family isn’t observant, so I...