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According to traditional Jewish law, in the absence of a grown free Jewish male expert, anyone who has the required skills is also authorized to perform the circumcision, if they are Jewish. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Yet, most streams of non-Orthodox Judaism allow women to be mohalot ( Hebrew : מוֹהֲלוֹת , plural of מוֹהֶלֶת ...
Circumcision is widely practiced by the Druze: [65] practiced as a cultural tradition, and has no religious significance. [66] No special interval is specified: Druze infants are usually circumcised shortly after birth, [67] however some remain uncircumcised until age ten or older. [67]
The Jewish life cycle: rites of passage from biblical to modern times. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0295984414. Rabbi Peter Knobel, ed. (2018). Navigating the journey: the essential guide to the Jewish life cycle. New York, NY: Central Conference of American Rabbis, CCAR Press. ISBN 978-0-88123-293-6.
A mohel (Hebrew: מוֹהֵל , Ashkenazi pronunciation [ˈmɔɪ.əl], plural: מוֹהֲלִים mohalim, Imperial Aramaic: מוֹהֲלָא mohala, "circumciser") is a Jewish man trained in the practice of brit milah, the "covenant of male circumcision". [1] Women who are trained in the practice are referred to as a mohelet
The Jewish and Islamic traditions both see circumcision as a way to distinguish a group from its neighbours. [29] The Bible records "uncircumcised" being used as a derogatory reference for opponents [30] and Jewish victory in battle that culminated in mass post-mortem circumcision, to provide an account of the number of enemy casualties. [31]
The 1st-century Jewish author Philo Judaeus (20 BCE – 50 CE) [56] defended Jewish circumcision on several grounds, including health, cleanliness and fertility. [57] He also thought that circumcision should be done as early as possible as it would not be as likely to be done by someone's own free will.
Ironically, the Jewish people owe gratitude to antisemitism. Not for the suffering and trauma it has caused, but for the unity, strength and identity it has unwittingly cultivated.
The Rabbinical Court of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism requires an average of a year of study to become conversant in Jewish life and tradition. Following this, converts are required to immerse in a ritual bath, be circumcised if male, and accept the commandments before the rabbinical court.