The matter of uncircumcised Conversos and their eligibility for marriage was also discussed in the responsum of Rabbi Benjamin Ben … More
Tag: Circumcision
Conversos in Bayonne: Circumcision, Mitzvot, and Dissimulation
Declining knowledge of Jewish practices increased the importance of circumcision among Conversos. Conversos attributed the same special role to circumcision … More
Conversos and Circumcision
The problem of Conversos and circumcision arose even after Conversos had left the Iberian Peninsula. The following translation of a … More
