Brit milah

1972

The Rabbinical Council of America, (RCA) which claims to be the largest American organization of Orthodox rabbis, published an article by mohel Dr Yehudi Pesach Shields in its summer 1972 issue of Tradition magazine, calling for the abandonment of Metzitzah b'peh.

1984

In 1984, Deborah Cohen became the first certified Reform ; she was certified by the Berit Mila program of Reform Judaism. ===Time and place=== It is customary for the brit to be held in a synagogue, but it can also be held at home or any other suitable location.

1997

Researchers noted that prior to 1997, neonatal herpes reports in Israel were rare, and that the late incidences were correlated with the mothers carrying the virus themselves.

2005

In September 2005, the city withdrew the restraining order and turned the matter over to a rabbinical court.

2006

Thomas Frieden, the Health Commissioner of New York City, wrote, "There exists no reasonable doubt that ‘metzitzah b'peh’ can and has caused neonatal herpes infection....The Health Department recommends that infants being circumcised not undergo metzitzah b'peh." In May 2006, the Department of Health for New York State issued a protocol for the performance of metzitzah b'peh.

2012

Among them is Rabbi Chaim Halevi Soloveitchik of Brisk. In September 2012, the New York Department of Health unanimously ruled that the practice of metztizah b'peh should require informed consent from the parent or guardian of the child undergoing the ritual.

2013

In January 2013 the U.S.




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