Commentary for Avodah Zarah 53:13
אלא איכא בינייהו אשה למ"ד ואתה את בריתי תשמור ליכא דאשה לאו בת מילה היא ולמ"ד המול ימול איכא דאשה כמאן דמהילא דמיא
Rather they differ in the case of a woman. According to the one who says “You shall keep my covenant,” she may not circumcise, since a woman is not subject to circumcision, while according to the one who says “He who is circumcised shall circumcise,” she may, for a woman it is as if she is circumcised.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Talmud reverses the positions back to their original arrangement. Now we have to solve the contradiction in the positions of R. Meir. The answer is that to R. Meir it depends on whether the doctor is an expert.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The final suggestion is that they disagree about whether a woman can circumcise. To Rav, she may not because she is not part of the covenant of circumcision. But to R. Yohanan she may because a woman does not need to be circumcised—it is as if she is already circumcised.
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