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This '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a sensitive documentary follows two Jewish couples, one in America and one in [[Israel]]: ==Video==
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| Text=Generally, we circumcise our sons without really knowing the effects of what we are doing. We prefer to think of [[circumcision ]] as a trivial matter. We believe that because it has been done for so many years by so many, that it must be harmless. This book eloquently and effectively questions these assumptions. For the first time, [[Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective]] provides the Jewish community with a clear, rational, and sensitive examination of this practice. Dr. Goldman discusses all the aspects of Jewish circumcision that would be of interest to most Jews.
I learned a lot from reading this book. In recent years researchers have discovered much about infants and the effects of surgical procedures on them. (Whether there is a religious ritual or not, circumcision is a surgical procedure.) There is also evidence that infant circumcision can have long-term effects lasting even into adulthood. Dr. Goldman presents this new information in a lucid, well-documented discussion.
I highly recommend [[Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective]] particularly to expectant mothers and fathers early in their pregnancy so that they may have ample time to ponder its contents. I also recommend it to rabbis who counsel on the merits of circumcision, so they can offer a more informed perspective on this ritual.
| Author=Rabbi Raymond Singer, Ph.D.{{PhD}}, Neuropsychologist
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* [[Abrahamic covenant]]
* [[Brit Shalom]]
* [http://www.jewishcircumcision.org/ More on circumcision from a Jewish perspective]
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