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Two cases of [[penis]] [[amputation]] by ''[[mohel]]'' [[Hershel Goldman]] have been reported in [[Australia]].<ref name="dailymail2024">{{REFnews | |||
|title=Top circumcision doctor is banned from performing the operations after amputating two little boys' penises, tribunal hears | |||
|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13455661/Circumcision-doctor-Hershel-Goldman-fighting-ban.html | |||
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|publisher=Daily Mail | |||
|date=2024-05-24 | |||
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== Social developments == | == Social developments == | ||
Jewish families increasingly are questioning the practice of male circumcision. The Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, reported that many Jewish families are rejecting ritual circumcision.<ref name="ahituv2021">{{REFnews | Jewish families increasingly are questioning the practice of male circumcision. The Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, reported that many Jewish families are rejecting ritual circumcision.<ref name="ahituv2021">{{REFnews | ||
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|quote=The survey also found that nearly a third of the parents would prefer to forgo circumcision but nevertheless have it done for social reasons (16.6 percent), health reasons (10.4 percent) and because it is important for the grandparents (2.1 percent). | |quote=The survey also found that nearly a third of the parents would prefer to forgo circumcision but nevertheless have it done for social reasons (16.6 percent), health reasons (10.4 percent) and because it is important for the grandparents (2.1 percent). | ||
}}</ref> In the [[United States]], a new organization, [[Bruchim]], seeks to make non-circumcision acceptable in synagogues. | }}</ref> In the [[United States]], a new organization, [[Bruchim]], seeks to make non-circumcision acceptable in synagogues. | ||
== Video == | |||
<b>Jewish Circumcision Ritual and Jews Who Say No</b> | |||
<youtube>v=INy_JH6lzHI</youtube> | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Abrahamic covenant]] | * [[Abrahamic covenant]] | ||