In Israel, some rebel against circumcision

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    • In Israel, some rebel against circumcision

      Reuters


      "The phenomenon is growing, I have no doubt," said Ronit Tamir, who founded a support group for families who have chosen not to circumcise their sons.

      "When we started the group 12 years ago we had to work hard to find 40 families ... They were keeping it secret and we had to promise them we'd keep it secret," she said. "Then, we'd get one or two phone calls a month. Nowadays I get dozens of emails and phone calls a month, hundreds a year."

      Tamir believes Jews in today's Israel find it easier to break religious taboos.

      "People are asking themselves what it means to be Jewish these days," she said, and that leads some to question rules of all kinds, including circumcision.