Found the source of the biblical command -Genesis Chpter 21. Interestingly
enough a few sentences later it describes the party Abraham made when Isaac
was weaned. Talmud states on this that this was when Isaac was 2 years old -
an interesting comment on the duration of breastfeeding "norm" 1500-1800
years ago.
Otherwise, I agree with Yaffa's comments about the concerns of doing ritual
circumcisions on healthy babies. I seen circs by OBs and mohels (even done
a few myself) and I will take the mohel any day.
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