Jewish journalists slam circumcision

Two Jewish Journalists in New York have independently published articles that are very critical of medically-unnecessary ritual circumcision.

Gary Shteyngart (2021) published an article critical of the practice in The New Yorker.^[1]

Scott Raab (2025) published an article in Esquire Magazine.^[2]

Jewish journalists have published several articles in the press in Israel that are critical of the practice of ritual circumcision.

References

↑ Shteyngart, Gary (4 October 2021)."A botched circumcision and its aftermath", The New Yorker. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
Quote: After the infection had subsided, the shaft of my penis was crowded by a skyline of redundant foreskin that included, on the underside, a thick attachment of skin stretching from the head to the shaft of the genital, a result of improper healing that is called a skin bridge. A small gap could be seen between this skin bridge and the penis proper.
↑ Raab, Scott (12 May 2025). The Case Against Circumcision, Esquire. Retrieved 19 May 2025.