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==Controversial practice==
Judaism has historically held a belief in the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]] which purports to require that every newborn boy be [[Jewish circumcision|circumcised on the eighth day of life]].<refname="hirsch1906">{{REFjournal
|last=Hirsch
|first=Emil G.
==Questioning circumcision==
The alleged Abrahamic covenant is found in the Pentateuch (Torah) book of Genesis, chapter 17. Questioning of circumcision started in Germany in 1843. <ref name="hirsch1906" /> Circumcision today is being questioned for several reasons.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Goldman
|first=Ronald