Yoreh Deah Siman 2 Seif 7

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מוּמָר לַעֲרֵלוּת, דִּינוֹ כְּמוּמָר לַעֲבֵרָה אַחַת. וְאִם אֵינוֹ עָרֵל אֶלָּא מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמֵּתוּ אֶחָיו מֵחֲמַת מִילָה, הֲרֵי הוּא כִּשְׁאָר יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּשֵׁר.

 

Seif 7

If he is an apostate because of his foreskin, his status is like one who transgresses a specific law. And if he wasn’t circumcised due to a fear of death during the circumcision, Indeed he is like the rest of the kosher Jews.

*a mumar le’aveirah is worse than pasul le’edut.

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