Responsa for Yevamot 141:8
אדרבה אנינות הוה ליה לרבויי שכן ישנה בכל שעה ונוהגת באנשים ונשים ואין בידו לתקן עצמו
is common to men as well as women, and no man has the power to cure himself of It!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra p. 477, n. 4. ');"><sup>26</sup></span> — Those<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The restrictions of circumcision. ');"><sup>27</sup></span> are more in number. Raba said: Even if those<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The restrictions of circumcision. ');"><sup>27</sup></span> were not more in number, you could not make your suggestion.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To include the onan and exclude the uncircumcised. ');"><sup>28</sup></span>
Maharach Or Zarua Responsa
It is not necessary for a father himself to circumcise his son; his only obligation is to see that his son be circumcised.
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