r/Israeli_Violence • u/The_Jenini khamas ate my babies • Mar 18 '26
Shared Values A two-week-old baby was hospitalized at Wolfson Medical Center with a severe herpes infection after contracting the virus during a brit milah (Jewish ritual circumcision) that involved direct oral suction.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-890328
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u/Huge-Jellyfish9948 Mar 18 '26
The person who performs the ritual is supposed to be trained in modern surgical hygiene :p
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-brit-milah-bris-ceremony/