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Let every Mohel who declares that Brit Shalom is Tikkun Olam be kept by his community without interruption in officiating at Brit Shalom ceremonies. When I mention in casual conversation that I am an intactivist (one of untold thousands) there are two general responses. One is ‘what about Jewish people?’ and the other is a… Continue reading Brit Shalom is Tikkun Olam

Monotheism is a Period Piece, whose bloody time has passed.

Attorney David Llewellyn: https://thecircumcisionlawyer.com/Law Professor Peter Adler: Circumcision Is a FraudShea Lita Bond http://www.cirp.org/library/legal/bond/

There have been intactivists since the first routine/ritual infant circumcision (it’s not rocket science), but most credit may be due George Boole, or Alan Turing, or Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn, if you know what I mean (Jesus had no luck at all, nor did those before him).

There is something universal about it all, none-the-less. The good elements of Club Membership are good in any club, as they are elemental. The bad elements enter via groupthink when we too easily misassociate feeling good with knowing better. And as we can see, that is the same in and out of Monotheism, and in… Continue reading The Breaking Wheel