Nothing New At The New Yorker

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The New Yorker is at it again. After running Gary Shteyngart’s botched circumcision piece last October, they just published an animated short entitled Dear Max: Contemplating Circumcision. Described as a documentary where Alex Kahn weighs Brit Milah against his concerns as a parent, the film attempts to be more balanced, but like Shteyngart’s article has many inaccuracies that warrant comment.

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Rav Hayim Leiter

Israel based rabbi, mohel, and activist. Founder of Magen HaBrit, an organization committed to protecting Brit Milah and the children who undergo it.