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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Deus ex machina (:-)
Message-ID: <20@unc.unc.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 12:12:04 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  7 12:12:04 1985
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References: <342@cstvax.UUCP> <3780097@csd2.UUCP>
Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Organization: CS Dept, U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Summary: 

In article <3780097@csd2.UUCP> meth@csd2.UUCP (Asher Meth) writes:
>
>Thus, a circumcision performed by a (non-mohel) doctor in a hospital,
>using whatever method they use, it not a proper halachic (within the
>parameters of halacha - Jewish law) circumcision.
>
>If the male was not circumcized on the eighth day (for health reasons,
>reasons of persecution - e.g., many Russian Jews who were able to leave
>Russia were not circumcized, etc.), then he should be circumcized as
>soon as possible thereafter.

What about a Jew who has had an unhalachic circumcizion?
Should he be re-circumcized (e.g. have a drop of blood drawn,
with certain prayers and ritual performed)?  Should he have
a public Bris (as with an infant) and invite all his friends
and relatives to observe the procedure?

	Frank Silbermann