Today’s page of Talmud, Yevamot 71, brings up a piercing question: What happens when a MAN who was already circumcised as an infant decides to convert to Judaism as an adult? Writer and artist Christopher Noxon joins us to share his own journey, and tell us about a strangely moving ceremony at the home office of a doctor friend in Los Angeles. What's the circumcision ceremony like for the already circumcised, and is it mandatory to follow it up with Chinese food? Listen and find out
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