An Attack on Circumcision is an Attack on Jewish Culture
Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld
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Posted 09.04.2012
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Canada Living
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The Jewish and Muslim communities have recently expressed international outrage and concern about a German court ruling that apparently limits the freedom of those wishing to practice a ritual circumcision. Any attack upon this ritual should be viewed -- and has historically been viewed -- as an existential attack upon the Jewish people. But it is not entirely clear that circumcision is under attack in Germany...
