[mikrofon]

God, he concluded, wouldn’t be impressed by the desire to do something simply “for tradition’s sake.”

[Viennacon]

The thing is, it is not for tradition’s sake. Jews conduct circumcision because that is what is required of them by God in their belief. They are still under the Mosaic Covenant.

Now, this does call into question which parts of the Covenant might they be ignoring. Modern Israel is sure as hell not a society under the Covenant.