3 – Circumcision and Judaism

3.14 Informational Resources

• A New Guide to Intact Jewish Welcoming: Book Review:
  jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/04/26/a-new-guide-to-intact-jewish-welcoming-book-review

• A Non-Traditional “Circumcision” Ceremony: noharmm.org/nontrad.htm

• A Woman’s View of Circumcision (neutral, some faulty ideas, but interesting insights):
  lilith.org/articles/a-womans-view-of-circumcision

• Abraham, Moses and circumcision, the conundrum of the three Covenants: (Gn. 15, Gn. 17 & Ex. 20): academia.edu/2095572

• American Circumcision and Brit Milah in 2003: britshalom.info/reiss2.html

• Ancient Origins of Jewish Ritual Circumcision In Modern Society: web.archive.org/web/20150717231348/http://www.gnosticliberationfront.com/ancient_origins_of_jewish_ritual_circumcision.htm

• Answers from the Bible to Questions about Circumcision: cirp.org/pages/cultural/glass2

• Anti-circumcision protests are a bizarre stunt, say Jewish campaigners: hooded2016.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/uk-the-jewish-chronicle-online-anti-circumcision-protests-are-a-bizarre-stunt-say-jewish-campaigners

• Anti-Semitism and Opposition:
  peacefulbeginningsrosemary.wordpress.com/circ-information/anti-semitism-and-opposition

• As a rabbi, I want to know why a Florida man insists on circumcising his son: washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/28/as-a-rabbi-i-want-to-know-why-a-florida-man-insists-on-circumcising-his-son

• Beyond Anti-Semitism: jewishcircumcision.org/beyondas.htm

• Beyond the Bris: beyondthebris.com

• Birth Rate (negative, scary perspective of the father): cirp.org/pages/cultural/hammerman

• Bris Shalom Ceremony: cirp.org/pages/cultural/bris_shalom.html

• Brit Milah or Periah?: covenantcircumcision.info/milah_vs_Periah.html

• Brit Shalom – Covenant of Wholeness: nocirc.org/religion/Naming_ceremony.php

• Brit Shalom Information: britshalom.info

• Challenging Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective: nocirc.org/symposia/fourth/goodman.html

• Circumcision … my position (Mark D. Reiss): britshalom.info/reiss1.html

• Circumcision and Its Relationship to Attachment Impairment: jewishcircumcision.org/spectator.htm#19

• Circumcision Publications and Organizations: fathermag.com/health/circ/organizations

• Circumcision: A Source of Jewish Pain: jewishcircumcision.org/spectator.htm

• Circumcision: Identity, Gender And Power: huffpost.com/entry/1132896

• Circumcision: Motivational Changes in the Meaning of the Word of God: salem-news.com/articles/july022011/circ-motivators-rm.php

• Circumcision: Then and Now: cirp.org/library/history/peron2

• Circumstitions Ritual Myths 2: Abraham transforms sacrifice of firstborn to sacrifice of penis blood, Moses mimics Egyptians: hooded2016.wordpress.com/circumstitions-ritual-myths-2-abraham

• Circumstitions Ritual Myths 3: Joshua at Gilgal, The Mound of Foreskins: hooded2016.wordpress.com/circumstitions-ritual-myths-3-joshua

• Circumstitions Ritual Myths 4: Shechem and Dinah, Dinah’s Brideprice of Foreskins: hooded2016.wordpress.com/circumstitions-ritual-myths-4-shechem-and-dinah

• Circumstitions Ritual Myths 5 David and Michal’s Brideprice of Philistine Foreskins, Other mentions: hooded2016.wordpress.com/circumstitions-ritual-myths-5-david-and-michals-brideprice

• Comixio Religionis: Circumcision NOT Jerusalemic:
  salem-news.com/articles/july242011/comixio-religionis-rm.php

• Emotional Care of Hospitalized Children: An Environmental Approach: amazon.com/dp/0397543433

• Ending Circumcision in the Jewish Community?: pool.intactiwiki.org/wiki/File:Rothenberg.pdf

• Even in Israel, More and More Parents Choose Not to Circumcise Their Sons:
  haaretz.com/even-in-israel-more-and-more-parents-choose-not-to-circumcise-1.5178506

• Faith Considerations on Circumcision: www.drmomma.org/2011/01/faith-considerations-on-circumcision.html

• Female Genital Mutilation: What It Does To A Woman: npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/05/06/526766230/female-genital-mutilation-what-it-does-to-a-woman

• Greek influence and persecution: aish.com/jl/h/cc/48939692.html

• History of Circumcision: cirp.org/library/history

• How 11 New York City Babies Contracted Herpes Through Circumcision (mezizah): healthland.time.com/2012/06/07/how-11-new-york-city-babies-contracted-herpes-through-circumcision

• Humanistic Judaism and anti-circumcision Intactivism:
  jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/04/06/humanistic-judaism-and-anti-circumcision-intactivism

• Intact and Jewish: naturalparentsnetwork.com/intact-and-jewish

• Israeli Health Ministry Recommends Against Direct ‘Metzitzah B’Peh’:
  jewishpress.com/news/israeli-health-ministry-recommends-against-direct-metzitzah-bpeh/2016/03/02

• It’s 2017. Time to Talk About Circumcision:
  haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-its-2017-time-to-talk-about-circumcision-1.5445192

• Jehovah, His Cousin, Allah, and Sexual Mutilations: nocirc.org/symposia/fourth/aldeeb.html

• Jesse’s Circumcision: peacefulbeginningsrosemary.wordpress.com/circ-information/jesses-circumcision

• Jewish Brit Shalom: peacefulbeginningsrosemary.wordpress.com/circ-information/jewish-brit-shalom

• Jewish Celebrities Make A Vocal Case For Intactivism:
  jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/04/18/jewish-celebrities-make-a-vocal-case-for-intactivism

• Jewish Father’s Letter to His Son: www.drmomma.org/2009/12/jewish-fathers-letter-to-his-son.html

• Jewish Welcoming: peacefulbeginningsrosemary.wordpress.com/circ-information/jewish-welcoming

• Judaism & Circumcision Resources (long list of resources):
  www.drmomma.org/2009/06/circumcision-jewish-fathers-making.html

• Kickstarter Judaism: A Book Review of Celebrating Brit Shalom:
  tikkun.org/kickstarter-judaism-a-book-review-of-celebrating-brit-shalom

• ‘Make home circumcision illegal’ (UK 2012):
  hooded2016.wordpress.com/2016/04/19/uk-2012-make-home-circumcision-illegal

• Mayor de Blasio and Rabbis Near Accord on New Circumcision Rule (infections from mezizah): nytimes.com/2015/01/15/nyregion/mayor-de-blasio-and-rabbis-near-accord-on-new-circumcision-rule.html

• Men’s Oppression: Being Rational About Circumcision and Jewish Observance: cirp.org/pages/cultural/rothenberg.html

• More than 130 Rabbis Offer ‘Brit Shalom’ for Intact Jewish Sons:
  jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/04/14/more-than-130-rabbis-offer-brit-shalom-for-intact-jewish-sons

• My Story of Ritual Abuse: www.drmomma.org/2009/12/my-story-of-ritual-abuse.html

• Name Shield for Mohel Who Gave Herpes to Baby:
  hooded2016.wordpress.com/2016/04/03/name-shield-for-mohel-who-gave-herpes-to-baby

• ‘No circumcision for my son – it’s not moral’: ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4714002,00.html

• One Rabbis’ Thoughts on Circumcision: web.archive.org/web/20190510184251/http://www.rabbinathan.com/writings/circum.shtml

• Open Letter From Dr. Jenny Goodman: cirp.org/pages/cultural/goodman.html

• Orthodox Jews, NYC officials negotiate over ‘oral suction’ circumcision after herpes cases: foxnews.com/us/orthodox-jews-nyc-officials-negotiate-over-oral-suction-circumcision-after-herpes-cases

• Peaceful Beginnings (the author’s website): peacefulbeginningsrosemary.wordpress.com

• Rabbis, Cantors, and Other Jewish Leaders Perform New Type of Welcoming Rituals: jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/03/08/rabbis-cantors-and-other-jewish-leaders-perform-new-type-of-welcoming-rituals

• Religious Traditions and Circumcision (ancient origins and tales, good pictures / Larue): come-and-hear.com/editor/br-circum-history/index.html

• Religions and circumcision (overview of publications): univ-paris8.academia.edu/MBertauxNavoiseau/Religions-and-circumcision

• Should religious circumcision be banned?:
  telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/should-religious-circumcision-be-banned

• Song For an Intact Jewish Baby Naming Ceremony: nocirc.org/religion/song.php

• Surgical operation vs. traditional practice: 15square.org.uk/surgical-operation-vs-traditional-practice-2

• Talking Jewish Circumcision (Especially When You Aren’t Jewish):
  www.savingsons.org/2014/06/talking-jewish-circumcision-especially.html

• The Case for Brit without Milah: circumstitions.com/Jewish.html

• The Circumcision Ceremony: The Brit Milah (Bris) Step by Step: chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1472861/jewish/The-Circumcision-Ceremony-in-a-Nutshell.htm

• The culture war against circumcision: spiked-online.com/2014/02/06/the-culture-war-against-circumcision

• The First Amendment (Wikipedia): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_the_United_States#The_First_Amendment

• The Guide of the Perplexed (by Moses Maimonides): cirp.org/library/cultural/maimonides

• The history of circumcision (Dunsmuir / good pictures): cirp.org/library/history/dunsmuir1

• The Jewish Roots of Anti-Circumcision Arguments: pool.intactiwiki.org/wiki/File:Moss.pdf

• The Many Jews Who Oppose Circumcision:
  thewholenetwork.org/twn-news/the-many-jews-who-oppose-circumcision

• The Other Side Of The Circumcision Debate: huffpost.com/entry/circumcision-debate-other-side_n_895132

• To Mutilate in the Name of Jehovah or Allah: Legitimization of Male and Female Circumcision: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7731348

• Video testimonies of harm: circumcisionharm.org/testimony.htm

• Zipporah at the inn (Wikipedia): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipporah_at_the_inn

Videos:

• Circumcision “much of the pain of the world”: youtu.be/7wd9A28JqXo

• Circumcision (Joseph Campbell): youtu.be/5kh1JEb94as

• Culture is Changing (Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon): youtu.be/13mvKdv65BQ

• Jewish American Scholar Leonard Glick – Circumcision: youtu.be/c4UEbsg-k5Y

• Jewish AND Uncircumcised – Intact Jew, member and accpeted in Jewish Community and Family: youtu.be/tv1opEu78fQ

• Jewish Mother – Intact Son (Laurie Evans): youtu.be/tn3ZHwpL-E0

• Jewish Mother Disturbed by Circumcision Policy: youtu.be/EfOXYL0hZOI

• Jews and Circumcision – Get over it! (Tina Kimmel): youtu.be/aqgCeAFkHIM

• Jews who choose not to circumcise: small but growing number of Israelis shun ancient rite: youtu.be/oW1Ndxg-iTw

• Proud Jewish Woman Has an Intact Grandson: youtu.be/tTCE-Waf8CY

• rabbi says being intact with a foeskin does not affect your jewishness: youtu.be/Q5o6VgBOpFQ

• Ronald Goldman testifies on circumcision trauma at historic PACE hearing: youtu.be/Ec92eRrnWdY

• Whose Body, Whose Rights? (Morris Sorrells, 1995): youtu.be/5JsieythZvU&t=1953s