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brit milah
(redirected from Metzitzah b'peh)

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brit milah [ˈbrit miˈlɑː ˈmilɑ]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism a Hebrew term usually translated as circumcision
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Perhaps the most troubling element of the letter, however, is what Frieden calls his "fourth fundamental concern" with the protocol: "That the children of parents for whom metzitzah b'peh is not considered religiously necessary may undergo this procedure without the knowledge and/or request of both parents.
More Mohel News by Observer Staff / The New York Observer
We believe that continuing the religious practice of metzitzah b'peh is highly safe.
Niederman: Practice Is "Highly Safe" by Observer Staff / The New York Observer
The city's Health Department released an open letter from Commissioner Tom Frieden to the Jewish community today, in which he writes that a circumcision practice called metzitzah b'peh is definitely tied to several herpes infections in babies, and one death -- but that the city will not ban the it.
Frieden Backs Down by Observer Staff / The New York Observer
 
 
 
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