Commentary for Menachot 10:23

אטו מילה צורך הדיוט הוא מילה מצוה היא אלא מה לשבת שכן מצותה בכך

But this is so of the Sabbath since an exception to the general prohibition is allowed to the layman in the case of circumcision!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which may be performed on the Sabbath. On the other hand there are no exceptions to the general prohibition of trefah!');">³¹</span> - Surely circumcision is not for the sake of the layman.

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