If you knew anything about Judaism, you’d know that a Brit Milah must happen on the eight day of life. This may only be postponed for medical reasons.
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Replying to @alimcnabb @ReyosB and
am aware of Brit Milah but awareness of this issue is spreading rapidly, boys born now will be much better informed as adults. who would risk alienating own sons for life? if you were confident he would embrace Judaism, you could leave it to him to decide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRJghmkIVfY&t=9s …
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I aim to be as observant as possible. If I am to like my life according to Halacha, I cannot not have my sons circumcised.
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Replying to @alimcnabb @ReyosB and
ok, so that means discussion ends here. thanks for being so open and forthcoming about your beliefs.
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I’d also like to point out that not circumcising them would exclude them from partaking in any of the religious activities, particularly in Orthodox communities, since they would not be a part of the covenant. Although I will concede that opinions are somewhat varied on this.
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Replying to @alimcnabb @Cukullen and
And I think @Clopdads would gladly have given that up to have not gone through a bris.
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Maybe he would have, but it’s cruel to subject anyone to that level of social isolation.
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Replying to @alimcnabb @Cukullen and
And we will likely disagree, but i say it is more cruel to literally carve a faith someone may not follow as an adult into their body. Also this is a secular world, isolation from your faith's activities is not truly social isolation.
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Even if I grant you that circumcision has negative psychological effects, I think that enduring that kind of social isolation throughout your entire childhood would be far, far worse.
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Replying to @alimcnabb @Cukullen and
We disagree on the value of one relatively small part of the populations activites. Though it has been true that the Jewish people have been insular in the past, thats less the case in the modern world.
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to remain Orthodox and halachically observant it is necessary to isolate oneself into a community (though Chabad tries to bridge the gap); Zionism has become a substitute jewish identity for the vast majority of jews who are not halachically observant.
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Replying to @Cukullen @dkingpower7 and
A very good point, belonging to the more orthodox sects of the Jewish faith is more isolating than being excluded from that faith and its people.
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