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Perek א: A Brit That Overrides Shabbat
This opening Perek establishes circumcision as one of the most severe positive commandments in the Torah, carrying the penalty of Karet if left unfulfilled, and covers who is obligated, whether father, master, or court. It works through an extensive set of cases for exactly when circumcision overrides Shabbat, premature births, doubtful gestation, a sick or discolored infant, and when a family has already lost children to complications.