Part IV | The self-sacrifice involved

Another form of sacrifice by circumcision is the self-sacrifice involved. Many mitzvoth require sacrifice, sometimes even fasting and abstinence from food and drink, or great financial loss. The greatest loss, however, is that of a part of the body. Yet, when it came down to it, when given the opportunity, those older Russian Jews who had not yet been circumcised, were jumping onto the operating table, offering their bodies for circumcision.

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