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When does someone receive karet for circumcision violations? The shiur develops the fundamental machlokes between the Rambam (רמב"ם) (karet only applies to dying uncircumcised) versus the Raavad (each day remaining uncircumcised deserves karet). This debate reveals whether karet punishes failing to perform a mitzvah (מצוה) or remaining outside the covenant of Avrohom.
This shiur provides a comprehensive analysis of Talmudic passages dealing with the complex laws surrounding circumcision (milah) and the severe punishment of karet. The discussion begins with examining a fundamental question: when does the mohel receive karet for not properly completing a circumcision? The Gemara (גמרא) initially suggests that if a mohel performs an incomplete circumcision, he could receive karet, but this is problematic because someone else could theoretically finish the job, making the original act permissible. The analysis then shifts to examining different scenarios. When circumcision is performed on Shabbos (שבת) and inadequately completed, the mohel has essentially committed chillul Shabbos (desecration of Sabbath) without the justification of fulfilling the mitzvah (מצוה) of milah. This creates a fascinating legal dynamic where the punishment becomes karet for Sabbath violation rather than for the failure of circumcision itself.
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