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| − | Dr. '''Max Ronald Mintz''', MD, is a retired Houston-area pediatrician who now works solely as a ''[[mohel]]'', or ritual circumcisor of Jewish babies.<ref name="HoustonChronicle">{{REFnews | + | Dr. '''Max Ronald Mintz''', {{MD}}, is a retired Houston-area pediatrician who now works solely as a ''[[mohel]]'', or ritual circumcisor of Jewish babies.<ref name="HoustonChronicle">{{REFnews |
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| − | }}</ref> His discussion will include reasons some of these parents have shared with him... He offers his "services" to Jewish and non-Jewish parents who want their children circumcised.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> | + | }}</ref> His discussion will include reasons some of these parents have shared with him... He offers his "services" to Jewish and non-Jewish parents who want their children [[circumcised]].<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> |
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | Mintz started off as a doctor, but he became a ritual circumcisor when he circumcised a son of wife's cousin in 1979 who lived in | + | Mintz started off as a doctor, but he became a ritual circumcisor when he [[circumcised]] a son of wife's cousin in 1979 who lived in Beaumont, {{USSC|TX}}, 90 miles east of Houston, {{USSC|TX}}, and the only three [[mohel]]s in Houston at the time were already booked.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> |
| − | Mintz began to keep count of his | + | Mintz began to keep count of his [[circumcision]]s shortly after beginning his [[mohel]] career.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> According to his own estimations, Mintz has circumcised 9,700 babies during the past 30 years<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>, and he aimed to make this number an even 10,000 by the end of 2012.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> His five grandsons are included in that number.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> |
Being 71 in 2012, Mintz said he'd keep circumcising until he gets shaky.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> | Being 71 in 2012, Mintz said he'd keep circumcising until he gets shaky.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> | ||
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Mintz makes his living circumcising not only-Jewish children, but also gentile, non-Jewish children as well.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> While for Jewish children, he circumcises out of religious conviction, he circumcises non-Jewish children for the aesthetic or health reasons his gentile clients give him.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> However there is financial interest involved, as he charges $350.00 per child.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> As a licensed pediatrican, one may assume that he qualifies for [[third-party payment]] from insurance providers. | Mintz makes his living circumcising not only-Jewish children, but also gentile, non-Jewish children as well.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> While for Jewish children, he circumcises out of religious conviction, he circumcises non-Jewish children for the aesthetic or health reasons his gentile clients give him.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> However there is financial interest involved, as he charges $350.00 per child.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> As a licensed pediatrican, one may assume that he qualifies for [[third-party payment]] from insurance providers. | ||
| − | == Circumcision Symposium at the University of Texas Medical Branch == | + | == Circumcision Symposium at the {{UNI|University of Texas Medical Branch|UTMB}} == |
| − | On Friday, Jun 15, 2012, UTMB hosted the symposium "Cutting Edge Debate: Pros, Cons and Contexts of Male Circumcision" from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at the Moody Gardens Hotel as part of their 61st Pediatrics by the Gulf annual Pediatric Review and Update.<ref name="UTMB">{{REFnews | + | On Friday, Jun 15, 2012, UTMB hosted the symposium "[https://www.joseph4gi.com/2012/06/texas-utmb-debates-pros-cons-and.html Cutting Edge Debate: Pros, Cons and Contexts of Male Circumcision]" from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at the Moody Gardens Hotel as part of their 61st Pediatrics by the Gulf annual Pediatric Review and Update.<ref name="UTMB">{{REFnews |
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| − | A panel was supposed to engage in "multidimensional discussion" of the ethical questions raised by the practice of circumcision, the wide array of varied views and circumcision and the supposed "social and cultural contexts that shape those views." The audience was invited to participate in discussion.<ref name="UTMB"/> | + | A panel was supposed to engage in "multidimensional discussion" of the ethical questions raised by the practice of [[circumcision]], the wide array of varied views and circumcision and the supposed "social and cultural contexts that shape those views." The audience was invited to participate in discussion.<ref name="UTMB"/> |
| − | Max Mintz was one of the panelists, and he spoke from the perspective of Jewish tradition,<ref name="UTMB"/> as well as he shared the reasons for circumcising non-Jewish babies as part of his mohel practice.<ref name="UTMB"/> | + | Max Mintz was one of the panelists, and he spoke from the perspective of Jewish tradition,<ref name="UTMB"/> as well as he shared the reasons for circumcising non-Jewish babies as part of his [[mohel]] practice.<ref name="UTMB"/> |
== Quotes == | == Quotes == | ||
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{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
| + | * [[Brit Milah]] | ||
* [[Financial Incentive]] | * [[Financial Incentive]] | ||
| + | * [[Judaism]] | ||
| + | * [[Israel]] | ||
| + | * [[Metzitzah b'peh]] | ||
| + | * [[United States of America]] | ||
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| + | {{ABBR}} | ||
{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
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[[Category:Physician]] | [[Category:Physician]] | ||
[[Category:Religious conviction]] | [[Category:Religious conviction]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Jewish]] | ||
[[Category:USA]] | [[Category:USA]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:31, 30 April 2024
Dr. Max Ronald Mintz, M.D.[a 1], is a retired Houston-area pediatrician who now works solely as a mohel, or ritual circumcisor of Jewish babies.[1] His discussion will include reasons some of these parents have shared with him... He offers his "services" to Jewish and non-Jewish parents who want their children circumcised.[1]
Contents
History
Mintz started off as a doctor, but he became a ritual circumcisor when he circumcised a son of wife's cousin in 1979 who lived in Beaumont, TX, 90 miles east of Houston, TX, and the only three mohels in Houston at the time were already booked.[1]
Mintz began to keep count of his circumcisions shortly after beginning his mohel career.[1] According to his own estimations, Mintz has circumcised 9,700 babies during the past 30 years[1], and he aimed to make this number an even 10,000 by the end of 2012.[1] His five grandsons are included in that number.[1]
Being 71 in 2012, Mintz said he'd keep circumcising until he gets shaky.[1]
Circumcision of gentile children and financial interest
Mintz makes his living circumcising not only-Jewish children, but also gentile, non-Jewish children as well.[1] While for Jewish children, he circumcises out of religious conviction, he circumcises non-Jewish children for the aesthetic or health reasons his gentile clients give him.[1] However there is financial interest involved, as he charges $350.00 per child.[1] As a licensed pediatrican, one may assume that he qualifies for third-party payment from insurance providers.
Circumcision Symposium at the University of Texas Medical Branch
On Friday, Jun 15, 2012, UTMB hosted the symposium "Cutting Edge Debate: Pros, Cons and Contexts of Male Circumcision" from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at the Moody Gardens Hotel as part of their 61st Pediatrics by the Gulf annual Pediatric Review and Update.[2]
A panel was supposed to engage in "multidimensional discussion" of the ethical questions raised by the practice of circumcision, the wide array of varied views and circumcision and the supposed "social and cultural contexts that shape those views." The audience was invited to participate in discussion.[2]
Max Mintz was one of the panelists, and he spoke from the perspective of Jewish tradition,[2] as well as he shared the reasons for circumcising non-Jewish babies as part of his mohel practice.[2]
Quotes
| “ | Quotes by Max Mintz It's the perfect job, actually,he said. It's always a very happy occasion. I don't have to do funerals like a rabbi. Everyone wants to meet you, to feed you and so forth. And I feel I'm doing something worthwhile. I enjoy doing it... [a]s long as people want me to and as long as I'm no danger to the child. – Max Mintz (The Houston Chronicle)[2] |
See also
Abbreviations
- ↑
Doctor of Medicine
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common.
