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From
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/cy3o66m" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/cy3o66m</a><br><br>
<font size=3>Philadelphia, PA - With several recent cases of neonatal
herpes putting the custom of metzitza b’peh back in the proverbial
spotlight as previously reported on VIN News, a prominent rabbi has
spoken out strongly against the custom saying that if oral suction puts
babies at risk then the practice should not be performed.<br><br>
In a
<a href="http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new_york/haredi_rift_opens_over_bris_ritual">
phone interview
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<a href="http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new_york/haredi_rift_opens_over_bris_ritual">
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</a> with The Jewish Week, Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetzky, the rosh yeshiva and
co-founder of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia said that to the
best of his knowledge, metzitza is done using a sterile pipette, in order
to prevent any contact between the Mohel’s mouth and the wound.<br><br>
When asked if there were those who believe that metzitza cannot be
performed using a tube, R’ Kaminetzky stating unequivocally, “Nobody
holds likes that” and expressed disbelief when told that there are rabbis
who insist that metzitza must be done by mouth saying, “I don’t think
there is any response to them.”<br><br>
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