Haredim Fear Dangerous Circumcision Rite Could Be Banned In Israel

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Metzitzah b’peh has caused hundreds (if not thousands or tens of thousands) of deaths and serious illnesses in the past 200 years alone by transmitting various illnesses, including Syphilis and Herpes Simplex Virus 1 to neonates, and was banned by many Orthodox communities in Western and Central Europe beginning in about 1800.

However, hasidic groups often refused to ban metzitzah b’peh, choosing instead to view it for kabbalistic reasons as an integral part of the circumcision rite – even though halakha (Jewish law) shows clearly that it is not.

Instead, metzitzah b’peh was instituted as a ancient health measure based on the ancient Greek medicine current 1,800 years ago – 1,600 years before the discovery of germ theory and the mechanisms of disease transmission.

Tja, wenn es Gott nicht direkt befohlen hat, dann wird man doch drauf verzichten können, oder?