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'''Dear Max: Contemplating Circumcision''' is a short animated video in which Alex Kahn takes an ambivalent look at the Jewish practice of [[Brit Milah]], (non-therapeutic ritual circumcision) as required by the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]]. This video is one of the ''New Yorker'' documentary series. | '''Dear Max: Contemplating Circumcision''' is a short animated video in which Alex Kahn takes an ambivalent look at the Jewish practice of [[Brit Milah]], (non-therapeutic ritual circumcision) as required by the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]]. This video is one of the ''New Yorker'' documentary series. | ||
| − | For Kahn, Jewish tradition triumphed over the well-being of Max, his son. | + | For Kahn, Jewish tradition triumphed over the physical, sexual, and emotional well-being of Max, his son. |
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==Video== | ==Video== | ||
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<youtube>v=EzNSyY8GAXA</youtube> | <youtube>v=EzNSyY8GAXA</youtube> | ||
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* [[Judaism]] | * [[Judaism]] | ||
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[[Category:Jewish]] | [[Category:Jewish]] | ||
[[Category:Judaism]] | [[Category:Judaism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:21, 27 September 2022
Dear Max: Contemplating Circumcision is a short animated video in which Alex Kahn takes an ambivalent look at the Jewish practice of Brit Milah, (non-therapeutic ritual circumcision) as required by the so-called Abrahamic covenant. This video is one of the New Yorker documentary series.
For Kahn, Jewish tradition triumphed over the physical, sexual, and emotional well-being of Max, his son.
Video