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Circumcision Is Part Of Being Jewish
Dear Wendy:
to be solely responsible for
My husband and I are
his having to be circumcised
expecting our first son and
as an adult? (The image is
have decided not to circum-
toopainful to imagine, much
cise him. I think the prac-
less the procedure.) A par-
tice is barbaric; my husband
ent's job is to open as many
is swayed by the recent
doors for their children as
medical literature. How do
possible, not to close those
we break the news to our
doors before the child has
parents?
even decided whether he
WEN DY
—Lost For Words
wants to gain entrance.
BELZB ERG
Finally, a question I can't
Circumcising your son is
Specia 1 to
answer. The Commandment
the
very least you do to be
the Jewis h News
in the Torah to circumcise
identified as a Jew in the
every Jewish male on the
Jewish community. On the
eighth day of his life is so sacrosanct
eighth day of your son's life, close you
that the practice is observed by every
eyes and think of Israel. For your par-
branch of Judaism. You may have
ents' sake, if not for your son's. You will
decided you do not want to hold a
have the rest of your life to debate the
place for your son in the Jewish corn- -
medical and cultural pros and cons of
munity, but as he grows older that
your decision.
choice will be his to make.
Think about it, do you really want
Dear Wendy:
I am a Catholic and I work in a New
York City hospital with many
Orthodox people. I began studying
the teachings of the Lubavitcher
Rebbe and often go to his grave to
pray for my patients. I have learned
to read a siddur and recite the Psalms.
For some time, I have been searching
for God and find I feel more connect-
ed when praying with my Jewish
friends. Perhaps I am confused or
perhaps I can see the truth of both
the Old and New Testaments —
which, by the way, I think should just
be called the scriptures.
—Seeing The Truth
It is no accident that the Old and
the New Testaments are called by dif-
ferent names; they are vastly different
texts. While combining the two may
be good for world peace, I've yet to
meet a priest or rabbi, Christian or Jew
who believes the two systems could or
should merge. (Consider the prospect
of the Mets and the Yankees sharing a
dugout.)
The great Rabbi Hillel said to a pros-
elyte who wanted to learn the whole
Torah while standing on one foot, "Love
thy neighbor as thyself, and now go
learn the rest!" You don't sound so much
confused about God as about yourself.
To find out, "go learn the rest." But the
Old and New Testaments are like two
different contracts prescribing two radi-
cally different ways of life. Educate
yourself about which contract you wish
to sign. But give up any fantasy that you
can sign them both.
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