Fulfilling the commandment of circumcision means taking the ordinary body of a human being and transforming it into something ...

Today, religion is more threatened than ever, yet sacred journeys are more popular ... A pilgrimage at its core is a gesture of action. Pilgrims feel a deeper connection to their faith.

Jerry Nadler, the Jewish Democratic congressman from Manhattan, called the gesture antisemitic and said other officials should condemn it. “I never imagined we would see the day when what ...