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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks to the last three posters for those comments, I appreciate it. 11:55, I will definitely look into the book. I love the idea of a peaceful covenant -- I knew there were debates within Judaism about this, but not an alternate ritual.

Thinking about this more, I wonder about why the covenant was based on this specific act. Is it because one naturally protects one's genitals (and the survival of one's bloodline through reproduction) from injury and thus suffering an injury there represents turning one's survival over to God? I think in the time this practice began there were surely a lot more risks from circumcising than not, all kinds of infections and amputations...and the covenant has so much to do with God's protection of the Jews, their survival. I just wonder why it was not some other body part like an earlobe, something men and women could do. Seems like there must be a meaning behind it.

Ultimately it doesn't accord with my spiritual beliefs to think that God's protection will only be promised if my son undergoes circumcision. I thought at first of looking into medical benefits, but when I think historically about the risks of a medically unnecessary procedure it seems that the practice must have arisen and been maintained solely according to some other mode of thinking. I feel more and more that this would not be the right thing for us to do. DH and I have had some pretty interesting conversations about this, and we will check out the book and other viewpoints.

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