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==Symbol==
The symbol of Judaism is the Star of David, which is a six-pointed star design.<ref>{{REFweb
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==Beliefs==
Judaism is characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.<ref name="gaster" /> Rabbi Emeritus Kaughmann Kohler described Judaism as "the religion of joy, hope, and love."<ref name="kohler1906" />
==Symbol==
The symbol of Judaism is the Star of David, which is a six-pointed star design.<ref>{{REFweb
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|title=Star Of David Symbol – History And Meaning
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==Religious officials==
}}</ref> while [[Mohel| mohels]] carry out the ritual circumcision called [[Brit Milah]] in accordance with the Abrahamic covenant.
==Controversial practice==
Judaism has historically held a belief in the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]] which purports to require that every newborn boy be [[Jewish circumcision|circumcised on the eighth day of life]].<ref name="hirsch1906">{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> This has now become controversial, because of [[Circumcision risks| surgical risks]], because of the certain intense [[pain]] and [[trauma]] suffered by the boy, because of the certain lifetime loss of [[foreskin#Physiological_functions| foreskin function]], and because of the violation of the child's [[human rights]].
==Questioning circumcision==
Hirsch et al. (1906) state, "An uncircumcised Jew is a full Jew by birth.<ref name="hirsch1906" />
Wine (1988) argued that the medical aspects (surgical excision of functional penile tissue) should be separated from the naming ceremony.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://sherwinwine.com/bibliography/ |title=Bibliography |last=Wine |first= |init=ST |author-link=Sherwin T. Wine |publisher=Sherwin T. Wine |date=2022 |accessdate=2024-02-11}}</ref> There appears to be increasing sentiment for reform of ritual circumcision practice with several organizations, such as [[Society for Humanistic Judaism]], [[Association of Humanistic Rabbis]], and [[Ritualwell]] proposing changes. [[Bruchim]] was founded in 2021 by [[Lisa Braver Moss]] and [[Rebecca Wald]] with a goal of making [[Foreskinned| non-circumcision ]] acceptable in American synagogues.
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Beyond the Bris]]
* [[Circumcision and violence]]
* [[Jewish medical ethics]]
* [[Jews Against Circumcision (J.A.C.)]]
* [[Metzitzah b'peh]]
{{LINKS}}
* [[Moshe Rothenberg]]. [https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/Rothenberg.pdf Ending Circumcision In the Jewish Community?] Presented at The Second International Symposium on Circumcision, San Francisco, California, April 30-May 3, 1991.
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.jewfaq.org/
|title=Judaism 101
|last=Rich
|first=Tracy
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|date=1995
|accessdate=2024-02-12
}}
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[[Category:Rabbi]]
[[Category:Antisemitism]]
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