Cultural and Religious Issues
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Cultural and General Issues
Jewish Issues
- Rationales for Jewish Circumcision: The
outstanding medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides (Moses
ben Maimon; or Rambam, from the initials of Rabbi Moses ben
Maimon), 1135-1204, was physician to the Sultan Saladin and
communal leader of Egyptian Jewry, as well as an important
figure in the codification of Jewish law. Read what he has
to say about circumcision in his oeuvre, "The Guide of the
Perplexed."
- Brit Shalom (Brit B'lee
Milah). A peaceful introduction into the Covenant,
without surgery.
- List of practicing Brit Shalom Celebrants (compiled by
Mark D. Reiss, MD)
- Brit Shalom—Covenant of Wholeness
(NOCIRC)
- A Non-Traditional "Circumcision"
Ceremony (NOHARMM)
- "Questioning Jewish Circumcision" by Ronald
Goldman, PhD
- "Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish
Perspective" by Ronald Goldman, PhD
- "Being Rational About
Circumcision and Jewish Observance" by Moshe Rothenberg,
Brooklyn, New York
- An open letter from Jewish
feminist Jenny Goodman, written for the Fourth
International Symposium on Sexual Mutilations (Lausanne,
Switzerland, August, 1996).
- Jewish Issues at Fathermag.com by Robin
Verner (link to www.fathermag.com)
- Karsenty N. A mother questions brit
milah. Humanistic Judaism 1988; 16(3):
14-20
- Lisa Braver Moss. Circumcision: A Jewish Inquiry.
Midstream Monthly Jewish Review, January 1992:
20.
- excerpt from Birth Rite, by
Joshua J. Hammerman, The New York Times Magazine, March 13,
1994
- Michael S. Kimmel. The Kindest Un-Cut:
Feminism, Judaism, and My Son's Foreskin.
Tikkun, 16(3), May/June 2001.
- Michael Glass. What the Bible Reveals
About Circumcision and Sexual Violence. April
2003.
- Stacey Greenberg. My Son: The Little Jew with a
Foreskin. Mothering Magazine #125 August
2004.
Christian Issues
- Rosemary Romberg. Circumcision and the Christian Parent.
In: Circumcision: The Painful Dilemma, South Hadley,
MA: Bergin & Garvey, 1985. (link to
www.noharmm.org)
- Deborah Cox. Paul's Answer to Circumcision. A Brief
Survey of the Book of Galatians, 1996. (link to
www.sentex.com)
- Circumcision. Pasadena. World Wide
Church of God, 1996.
- The Holy Bible, Circumcision,
False Prophets, and Christian Parents by George Hill,
1998.
- James E. Peron, MS, Ed.D. Christian Parents and the
Circumcision Issue. Many Blessings Spring 2000:
39-40.
- Van Lewis. Circumcision and
Christianity: A Call to Christian Action. July
2000.
- Michael Glass. Circumcisers: What Drives
Their Knives?, October 14, 2000.
- What the Bible Really Says About
Routine Infant Circumcision by Laura Jezek (2001).
- Michael Glass. The New Testament and
Circumcision. October 2001.
- Michael Glass. Answers from the Bible to
Questions about Circumcision. December 2002.
Latter Day Saints Issues
Muslim Issues