[AnotherUnixGeek]

Look, this article does not influence me against Jews in the slightest - I continue to admire the value the Jewish community has always placed on good education and strong families, and I continue to believe Israel deserves every bit of support the US can give it.

That said, every group/religion/society formed by people always has a few members who embarrass the rest. This custom is disgusting and the small sect which practices it must be forced to abandon it immediately. Religion is not an excuse to subject children to practices that would be deemed sexual abuse of a child under any other circumstance.

[Yaelle]

I am a Jew and utterly disgusted by this practice

It’s not in the Torah. It’s just a small minded custom that has nothing to do with Judaism. I wouldn’t marry a man who wanted that for his son.