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Outlawing circumcision: Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic
A German court ruling against circumcision has sparked controversy and emotion across religious and secular lines. The debate has reached +972: Larry Derfner views the decision as a crucial message against a practice he rejects, and Noam Sheizaf considers circumcision’s normative power in conformist Israeli society. The following text presents a third perspective, which sees grave…
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June 30, 2012
My (inadequate) justification for circumcision: A reply to Larry Derfner
This morning we went to the beach. Three couples with four kids, all of them boys, all under the age of two. The conversation drifted to circumcision: one couple spared it from their kid, the other two – including us – didn’t. Following a German verdict against circumcision, Larry Derfner writes: I am somewhat ashamed…
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Noam Sheizaf
June 29, 2012
Stand up for your son: Say ‘no’ to ritual circumcision
Even if criminalization is impractical, this week’s German court ruling against circumcision on children, except for medical purposes, sent a much-needed message. I’ve been an atheist since adolescence, but being a Jew has always been a vital element of my identity, something I can’t imagine not being, and for this reason, above all others, I knew as a matter…
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Larry Derfner
June 29, 2012
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