[Avodah] metzitza be'peh

[Saul.Z.Newman at kp.org]

>R' David Niederman, executive director and president of the United 
Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, insisted that the September 
death of an infant was completely unrelated to metzitza b'peh, 
telling The Jewish Week that the custom has never caused either death 
or an infection.

"We will continue to make metzitzah b'peh," said R' Niederman.

Yet another instance in which Chassidus goes it own way.  YL


-------  i wonder if this has implications on the issue of  chazal, 
science , and metzius. i am not  sure that there is any level of 
scientific  data [eg DNA typing of the viral cultures] that could change 
such a posek's opinion ---even if it rises to the level of 'beyond a 
reasonable doubt'  [jury]  standards.



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