Mohel addressing circumcision concerns SIMOHEL.COM

Here is all the info you need on circumcision. Basically a man is born with a layer of skin covering the glans (head of penis). This page shows a man retracting his foreskin to reveal the glans: http://geocit ies.com/painfulquest ioning/naturalresour ces This is a video of a baby being circumcised (having his foreskin cut off): http://video.g oogle.co.uk/videopla y?docid=-65847575166 27632617&ei=sNya Say4JpPSjgKT7Lm4Cw&a mp;q=circumcision&am p;hl=en Why is it done? Well it was originally done as a rite of passage in primitive cultures thousands of years ago. When a boy reached puberty and was about to enter into manhood - this was performed on him as a test of strength (it hurts -obviously). The Egyptians were one such group. The Jews copied the Egyptians, although they transferred the time of circumcision from adolescence to the 8th day because that is when the leader of the Jews, Abraham, circumcised his son. According to Jewish tradition it was the Hebrew God that told Abraham