The Bruchim Podcast

The Ethics of Neonatal Circumcision with Jeff Helmreich

Bruchim Season 1 Episode 9

In his second appearance on The Bruchim Podcast, Jeff presents his view on the ethics of circumcision, and Max and Eli respond with their own views on the matter. They discuss the right to bodily integrity, the right to self-determination, the differences and similarities between male and female genital cutting practices, and the possibility that circumcision wrongs people without harming them.

Show Notes

Eli’s Text Study Video:

https://youtu.be/w_7xv6V68b8?si=YVdN3Jv53JTuOKv1

Eli’s Essay on the ethics of neonatal circumcision:

https://www.eliungar.com/circumcision/2013/9/8/on-the-impermissibility-of-infant-male-circumcision.html

Eruvin 13b

https://www.sefaria.org/Eruvin.13b.1?lang=en&with=all&lang2=en