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[quote=Anonymous]I'm in a similar situation to yours, a non-Jew (raised Catholic) married to a Jewish man. My personal opinion is that you need to separate your feelings about Judaism generally from your feelings about circumcision, and then figure out how you feel about each of them independently. Right now, it sounds like you're preparing to use the circumcision decision as a battleground to fight about your husband's faith, and that's a really problematic way to a make a decision.

We decided to circumcise our son. If Judaism hadn't been a factor, I wouldn't have wanted to circumcise, but I respect circumcision's place in the Jewish faith and knew it was more important to my husband that he be circumcised than it was to me that he not be. I may have had an easier time coming to that decision, though, because my feelings on the Jewish faith are different than yours. Although I have not converted (and don't intend to, we are a happily interfaith family), I have found our Jewish community to be incredibly warm and welcoming to me and to our children. Perhaps trying a different temple with a focus might help you feel more at ease with welcoming Judaism into your family's life.[/quote]

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