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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I don't find this persuasive.  In fact, it is attitudes like yours that affirm my desire not to have a circumcision.  I don't appreciate being bullied into doing something by my "community", nor do I believe that my child shouldn't be able to participate in Judaism just because of something his body does or doesn't have.  I understand my husband's point of view but we are both the baby's parents so I don't see why I shouldn't have a say in the decision as well.  There are lots of things that have been traditions in the past or that are supposedly "required" that we don't do anymore, and there are Jews who practice Judaism to varying degrees.  I don't understand why so many other aspects of Judaism are flexible but this one is not.  I don't believe in God, so the argument that God commanded something does not hold value for me.  Some of the parts of Judaism that are valuable to me are the imperatives to be kind to others, to not harm others, and to ask questions and seek meaningful personal answers and decisions.  In that sense, I think I am acting in alignment with Jewish values and with my own values by questioning whether circumcision is the right choice for our family.

[quote=Anonymous]Just have the darn bris. It is a tradition that your husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, etc all were part of.  There are a lot of things as parents we want to protect our kids from and I completely understand that but ths goes beyond that.

If you are Jewish and plan to raise your kid Jewish, just have the damn circumcision. Plus, didn't you say your husband wanted it?  He has a penis and still would have it done...why overthnk this?[/quote][/quote]

OP, by challenging dogma and thinking on your own feet you are showing higher Jewish values than many of the unquestioning PPs here.[/quote]

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