On a Razor's Edge
- Rav Hayim Leiter
- Oct 20
- 1 min read
I regularly to perform Brit Milah because there are many places in the world that don’t have a resident mohel; and if I didn’t go, the mitzvah would not be fulfilled. But trips such as these have become more complicated of late.
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As someone of good consciousness and Jewish ancestry, I cannot let this self aggrandizing article of delusion stand unchallenged.
Your recent piece, "On a Razor's Edge," attempts to defend infant male circumcision by framing any opposition as an existential threat to Jewish identity. While I respect your personal connection to Judaism and the Jewish identity I cannot abide you using my own people as your proverbial shield from criticism and I must challenge the core of your argument, which relies on a logical and ethical fallacy of false equivalency.
You have weaponized the very real and grave specter of antisemitism to insulate brit milah from legitimate, ethical and medical scrutiny. This disgustingly disingenuous and intentionally manipulative. To question question why…