So recently there has been some infants who died because of a jewish tradition, mostly performed by ultra orthodox jews, known as metzitzah b'peh.
The practice, which involves a rabbi literally sucking the blood from the circumcised boy's penis with his mouth after the circumcision has been performed, has long been considered by many, including those in the public health sector, as extremely high risk -- some even attribute it to child abuse. And in this particular case, the boy, who is not the first to have died during a metzitzah b'peh ritual, contracted oral herpes from an unidentified, infected rabbi.
What are your thoughts on this?
The practice, which involves a rabbi literally sucking the blood from the circumcised boy's penis with his mouth after the circumcision has been performed, has long been considered by many, including those in the public health sector, as extremely high risk -- some even attribute it to child abuse. And in this particular case, the boy, who is not the first to have died during a metzitzah b'peh ritual, contracted oral herpes from an unidentified, infected rabbi.
What are your thoughts on this?
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some traditions can be left in the past
