The practice is known as brit milah (Covenant of Circumcision) and it is performed on the eighth day after the birth of a baby boy, as instructed in the book of Leviticus. It is regarded as a sign ...

Circumcision happens for non-religious reasons ... being circumcised in a coming-of-age ritual. It is also a common practice in South Korea where it is associated with maintaining hygiene.

A New York City health law designed to regulate the controversial metzitzah b’peh ritual circumcision practice must pass stricter scrutiny, a federal appeals court ruled. NEW YORK (JTA ...