Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently the British Royal Family used to have its boys circumcised by a mohel

O what an urban legend.
The Brittish royals do not get circumcised.

Apparently not anymore since Diana was against having William and Harry circumcised (and recent paparazzi photos of Prince William confirm he is uncircumcised), but the older generation was circumcised.

Prince Charles was circumcised by a mohel according to several articles online.

Anonymous wrote:I recommend Rabbi Henesch. His website is mysonsbris.com

I do recommend Rabbi Henesh as well if he is willing to do a non-religious circumcision. He did my son's bris and my son did not cry AT ALL during the entire procedure. He was happily sucking on his pacifier and did not seem to notice that anyhing was going on. Many of our guests who attended the ceremony commented to us that they thought the mohel was excellent.

How is circumcision life enhancing? Are you saying that a newborn baby's life is enhanced by being circumcised? That a newborn baby is pledging a commitment to one's culture? That causing pain to a newborn is going to teach that newborn the importance of being circumcised? I'm pretty sure a newborn baby would not willingly have part of his penis cut off, and I don't think a newborn baby really cares about culture. Circumcision is something that parents do because it's important to them. The baby's feelings or needs are not considered.

I'm Jewish myself, and decided when pregnant that any tradition that required me to cause pain and suffering to my baby was not something I wanted to be a part of. The baby is not choosing to be cut and I didn't feel it was my place to make that choice for him. I'm committed to my culture but I don't believe harming my baby without his consent is necessary for me to fulfill that commitment. We don't cut our female babies -- does that mean Jewish women aren't committed to their culture?

Anonymous wrote: Circumcision is a life enhancing experience as it is a kind of pledge of comitment to one's culture. It really should - according to traditional Jewish teaching - involve just a little pain for the one being circumcised. This is to impress on him the importance that he is a circumcised boy. And to be proud of it!

I'd like to say more, but perhaps now is not the best time.

Circumcision is a life enhancing experience as it is a kind of pledge of comitment to one's culture. It really should - according to traditional Jewish teaching - involve just a little pain for the one being circumcised. This is to impress on him the importance that he is a circumcised boy. And to be proud of it!

I'd like to say more, but perhaps now is not the best time.