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Brit milah usually takes place at the age of eight days. However, this week two men who missed the eight day mark — by more than 80 years — had the procedure carried out in Israel.

An 87-year-old man and another aged 81 were circumcised by the Achim-Brit Yosef organisation.

Better late than never.

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