In this bonus episode, Eli sits down with journalist and human rights advocate Jennifer Margulis to explore her journey from accepting circumcision as a given to becoming one of its most thoughtful critics. Jennifer shares how her views were first challenged in her 20s during a human rights fellowship, how Jewish tradition and American medical culture shape parental assumptions, and why informed consent and bodily autonomy must be central to our discussions about infant circumcision. Jennifer...
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In this bonus episode, Eli sits down with journalist and human rights advocate Jennifer Margulis to explore her journey from accepting circumcision as a given to becoming one of its most thoughtful critics. Jennifer shares how her views were first challenged in her 20s during a human rights fellowship, how Jewish tradition and American medical culture shape parental assumptions, and why informed consent and bodily autonomy must be central to our discussions about infant circumcision. Jennifer...
How do you make decisions about whether to circumcise your future kid? For feminist filmmaker Jessie Kahnweiler, the answer is by making a movie! Jessie joins Eli to discuss what it’s like to make a film about the sensitive subject of Jewish circumcision, how to balance different perspectives on a controversial topic, and the position of women in conversations about male circumcision. Eli and Jessie further explore how Jessie’s Jewish identity and the Jewish value of questioning relate to her...
The Bruchim Podcast
In this bonus episode, Eli sits down with journalist and human rights advocate Jennifer Margulis to explore her journey from accepting circumcision as a given to becoming one of its most thoughtful critics. Jennifer shares how her views were first challenged in her 20s during a human rights fellowship, how Jewish tradition and American medical culture shape parental assumptions, and why informed consent and bodily autonomy must be central to our discussions about infant circumcision. Jennifer...
