What Clergy and Lay People Say about This Important Book:

"Finally, a book that covers the medical aspects of circumcision accurately and the religious and social aspects thoughtfully and honestly. I wish this book had been available when my son asked me about circumcising his son."
--Doctor Arthur Ulene, Nationally Syndicated Television Medical Commentator

"I heartily recommend this book!"
--Dennis Prager, Syndicated radio talk show host and lecturer
Author of: Happiness is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual

"Dr. Kunin has written a thorough, unsqueamish and helpful guide for families facing the powerful, but daunting, mitzvah of Brit milah."
--Anita Diamant, author of The New Jewish Baby Book,
The Jewish Weddings, and Choosing a Jewish Life

"This [book] is wonderful! It provides a lot of important information in an easily understandable style that is also friendly and inviting."
--Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Rector and Professor of Philosophy, University of Judaism, Los Angeles
Author of: Matters of Life & Death: A Jewish Approach to Bio-Ethics (1998)

"Doctor Kunin's book is a skillful blending of scientific and religious research into the biblical rite of covenant - circumcision that will enrich the reader's understanding of its spiritual and psychological significance. With empathic intelligence, it touches upon the relationship between child, parent and the Source of creation. The book punctures the numerous pseudo-scientific biases against circumcision.
Written with a balance of humor and erudition, this book will be of special interest to parents, physicians, and rabbis. It anticipates the kinds of questions that families have in preparing for the sacred event of the Brit milah. I enthusiastically recommend reading Dr. Kunin's book."
--Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, CA
Author of: For Those Who Can't Believe

"Doctor Kunin has written a marvelous little book which could have been named, 'All You Ever Wanted to Know About a Brit.' In well organized chapters, every aspect of the subject is covered succinctly, logically and to the point. This book should be required reading for every expectant Jewish parent since the possibility of a newborn son is 50%."
--Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, Stephen S. Wise Temple, Los Angeles, CA
Author of: What This Modern Jew Believes

"This superb and comprehensive book provides a keen and appreciative understanding of Brit milah. Easy to read and grasp, Doctor Kunin relieves parental concern about this basic Jewish rite, affirms our historic commitment to the oldest rite in Judaism.
All religious and surgical aspects of the Brit are considered in a pleasant literary style. it introduces the modern mohel, blessed with medical skills and dedicated to the preservation of basic Jewish values.
The book combines medical information and religious enlightenment - promises to be a classic."
--Rabbi Harry Essrig, Publisher of The American Rabbi

"Sam Kunin is a knowledgeable doctor, an enthusiastic Jew, and a real mensch; all three of these qualities come together in this book which will be of great value to many parents and will help make Brit milah meaningful and sacred to many."
--Rabbi Jack Riemer, Congregation Beth Tikvah, Boca Raton, FL,
Co-editor of So Your Values Live On, Chair of the National Rabbinic Network