Circumcision not in its proper time on the second day of Yom Tov in the Diaspora
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Question
Someone whose son was born by cesarean section on Shabbat, and of course it is forbidden to circumcise him on Shabbat because he is a yotzei dofen, and immediately afterward there is Yom Tov, and we live in the Diaspora where there are two days of Yom Tov—must we postpone the brit until Tuesday?
Answer
The halachic authorities disagree on this matter, and the practical custom is not to perform the circumcision.
Source
On this matter the great halachic authorities have disagreed. See Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 526:8, that according to the Rosh one does not perform the circumcision, whereas the Shach there disagrees and holds like the Rambam that one does circumcise. See also Responsa Chatam Sofer, Yoreh De'ah, siman 250, and further Responsa Shevet HaLevi, vol. 7, siman 175. With regard to one who was born in a doubtful bein hashemashot on Erev Shabbat, there are those who have the custom to be lenient, and in particular if this was according to Rabbeinu Tam’s time one can certainly be lenient. In practice, however, the custom is not to circumcise.
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