The Cut Podcast

In this episode, I sit down with Rabbi Asher Lopatin to discuss the practice of Brit Milah. We discuss its significance in Jewish law and the religious consequences of not circumcising a Jewish boy.

This is a recording of a conversation that was held at the house of Carol Elkin.

This is a recording of the Q&A from the Pittsburgh screening of Cut. The screening took place at Carnegie Mellon University.

This is a recording of the Q&A from the Toronto screening of Cut. The screening took place at St. Paul’s on Bloor Street.

This is a recording of the Q&A from the Montreal screening of Cut. On the panel were Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Bulua and Registered Nurse Maurene White. The screening took place at the Greene Center.

This is a recording of the Q&A from the Syracuse screening of Cut. The screening took place at the Palace Theater.

This is a recording of the Q&A from the Boston screening of Cut. The screening took place at the Jamaica Plain Cohousing.

In this episode, I sit down with psychologist Ronald Goldman Ph.D to discuss the psychological consequences of circumcision for the individual, the parents, and the practitioners. We end the discussion with a look at the special psychological implications in the Jewish community of refusing to circumcise.

This is a recording of the Q&A from the NYC screening of Cut. The screening took place at the Museum of Motherhood on 84th Street.

This is a recording of the Q&A from the Philadelphia, PA  screening of Cut. The screening took place at the First Unitarian Church.