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Chumash-VaYikra-Tazria
Sefer HaMitzvot
Rambam-Milah 3

Summary

(5748) In Sefer HaMitzvot Sefer HaMitzvot pos 215), Rambam cites as the source of Mitzvat Milah the verse of the Milah of Avraham (Gen.17:10), Yet in the counting of Mitzvot in Sefer Yad Hachazaka (he cites the verse in) Tazria (12:3);

Explanation of the wording (of the blessing); "to enter him into the Covenant of Abraham our father (A"H)"even though we do not circumcise because Avraham Avimu circumcised himself" (Rambam Pirush HaMishnayot Chulin end of Perek 7);

View of Rambam that only the father says the blessing: ""to enter him into the Covenant etc" (Hilchot Milah 3:1)

Links

Gutnick Chumash pp. 57

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