The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/metzitzah-bpeh/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:16:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png metzitzah b’peh | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/metzitzah-bpeh/ 32 32 Antwerp rabbi files police complaint against 6 circumcisers who suck blood by mouth https://www.timesofisrael.com/antwerp-rabbi-files-police-complaint-against-6-circumcisers-who-suck-blood-by-mouth/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:11:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3158513 Moshe Aryeh Friedman, whom many in Belgian Jewish community consider a gadfly, says that the custom known as 'metzitzah b'peh' is dangerous and unnecessary

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]]> NYC mayor who blasted Hasidic funeral has close ties with community https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-mayor-who-blasted-hasidic-funeral-has-close-ties-with-community/ Tue, 05 May 2020 00:17:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2298888 Bill de Blasio made friends among ultra-Orthodox leaders with position on controversial circumcision practice, but has been criticized for slow response to anti-Semitic violence

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]]> NY: Jewish families won’t identify circumcisers who gave babies herpes https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-jewish-families-wont-identify-circumcisers-who-gave-babies-herpes/ Thu, 20 Apr 2017 03:11:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1603223 Health Department says Orthodox relatives of infected infants refusing to reveal names, obstructing investigation

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]]> NYC to automatically ban mohels linked to newborn herpes cases https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-to-automatically-ban-mohels-linked-to-newborn-herpes-cases/ Sat, 01 Apr 2017 02:32:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1592219 24 cases allegedly contracted by sucking blood directly through circumcision wound reported since 2000

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]]> New York baby contracts herpes from circumcision rite https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-york-baby-contracts-herpes-from-circumcision-rite/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:57:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1577315 NYC Board of Health reports infant hospitalized due to infection from mohel sucking blood directly from wound

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]]> NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to visit Israel, talk anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-to-visit-israel-talk-anti-semitism/ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 19:30:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1263669 Mayor to be keynote speaker at conference of international mayors sponsored by American Jewish Congress, other Jewish groups

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]]> NYC Board of Health repeals regulations on circumcision rite https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-board-of-health-repeals-regulations-on-circumcision-rite/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:16:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1248447 After spate of herpes cases, consent form had been required for ritual that sees blood sucked from wound after foreskin is removed

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]]> NYC Board of Health to review circumcision rite https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-board-of-health-to-review-circumcision-rite/ Thu, 11 Jun 2015 20:32:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1197279 Mayor Bill de Blasio considers waiving consent form for controversial ritual to mend ties with ultra-Orthodox

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]]> A win for Herpes https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-win-for-herpes/ Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:37:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1145011 New York's decision to permit oral suction in circumcisions without informed parental consent is disappointing

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]]> NYC, Orthodox Jews agree on circumcision practices https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-orthodox-jews-agree-on-circumcision-practices/ Wed, 25 Feb 2015 16:38:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1143339 To combat herpes in infants, NYC mayor to force mohels to get consent before performing 'oral suction'

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]]> NYC, Orthodox Jews clash over oral circumcision rite https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-orthodox-jews-clash-over-oral-circumcision-rite/ Sun, 22 Feb 2015 00:39:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1141466 City warns of risks of metzitzah b'peh after multiple herpes cases, but rabbis insist there's no danger

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]]> Former ‘whiz kid’ now Ebola’s public face, and possible scapegoat https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-whiz-kid-now-ebolas-public-face-and-possible-scapegoat/ Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:37:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1078246 CDC head Tom Frieden, known for spearheading NY ban on trans fats, accused of overconfidence after nurses contract deadly disease

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]]> Federal court demands ‘strict scrutiny’ of NY metzitzah b’peh law https://www.timesofisrael.com/federal-court-demands-strict-scrutiny-of-ny-metzitzah-bpeh-law/ Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:52:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1050732 Lower court ruling in January 2013 is not rigid enough in permitting the city to proceed with parental consent forms

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]]> Two infants diagnosed with herpes after ‘metzitzah b’peh’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-infants-diagnosed-with-herpes-after-metzitzah-bpeh/ Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:00:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1035697 Since 2012 the NY health department requires parents to sign a consent form prior to controversial Jewish circumcision practice

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]]> Canadian mohel/doctor cleared of ‘sexual motive’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/canadian-moheldoctor-cleared-of-sexual-motive/ Sun, 13 Jul 2014 12:04:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1027003 Circumcision ritual involves a tradition of sucking blood out of a baby’s penis following cut

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