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The '''''brit milah''''' (Hebrew: בְּרִית מִילָה; Ashkenazi pronunciation: bʁis ˈmilə, "covenant of [[circumcision]]"; Yiddish pronunciation: ''bris'' (bʀɪs)) is a Jewish religious male [[circumcision ceremony]] performed by a ''[[mohel]]'' on the eighth day of a male infant's life. The ''brit milah'' is followed by a celebratory meal.
 
The '''''brit milah''''' (Hebrew: בְּרִית מִילָה; Ashkenazi pronunciation: bʁis ˈmilə, "covenant of [[circumcision]]"; Yiddish pronunciation: ''bris'' (bʀɪs)) is a Jewish religious male [[circumcision ceremony]] performed by a ''[[mohel]]'' on the eighth day of a male infant's life. The ''brit milah'' is followed by a celebratory meal.
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==Risks==
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Medical science has identified several risks associated with Brit Milah.
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Professor [[L. Emmett Holt]] (1913) reported 41 cases of tuberculosis in ritually circumcised boys who had been infected by tubercular [[Mohel| mohels]], of whom 16 had died at the time of writing.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Tuberculosis acquired through ritual circumcision
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|journal=JAMA
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|date=1913
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|volume=LXI
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|issue=2
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|pages=99-102
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|accessdate=2022-1-8
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More recently, cases of infection of baby boys with herpes simplex have been reported. One death and brain damage in another has occurred.<ref name="frieden2005">{{REFdocument
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|title=An open letter to the Jewish Community from the New York City Health Commissioner
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|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214110055/http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/std/std-bris-commishletter.pdf
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|date=2005-12-13
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|accessdate=2022-01-09
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Brit Milah is a cause of [[urinary tract infection]] (UTI).<ref name="smith1916">{{REFjournal
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|last=Smith
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/smith1916/
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|title=Recent contributions to the study of pyelitis in infancy
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|journal=Am J Dis Child
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|date=1916
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|volume=XII
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|pages=235.243
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/cohen/
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|title=Postcircumcision Urinary Tract Infection
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|journal=Clinical Pediatrics
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|date=1992
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|pages=322-324
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}}</ref><ref name="Goldman 1996">{{REFjournal
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|last3=Bistritzer
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|last4=Aladjem
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/goldman/
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|title=Urinary tract infection following ritual jewish circumcision
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|journal=Israel Journal of Medical Sciences
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|date=1996
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|volume=32
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|issue=11
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|pages=1098-1102
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|title=Is circumcision a risk factor for neonatal urinary tract infections?
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|journal=Arch Dis Child
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|date=2008-10-06
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|DOI=10.1136/adc.2008.144063
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|url=http://adc.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/adc.2008.144063v1
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* [[Abrahamic covenant]]
 
* [[Abrahamic covenant]]
 
* [[Brit Shalom]]
 
* [[Brit Shalom]]
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[[Category:Circumcision term]]
 
[[Category:Circumcision term]]

Revision as of 20:07, 12 January 2022

From the English Wikipedia:

The brit milah (Hebrew: בְּרִית מִילָה; Ashkenazi pronunciation: bʁis ˈmilə, "covenant of circumcision"; Yiddish pronunciation: bris (bʀɪs)) is a Jewish religious male circumcision ceremony performed by a mohel on the eighth day of a male infant's life. The brit milah is followed by a celebratory meal.

Risks

Medical science has identified several risks associated with Brit Milah.

Professor L. Emmett Holt (1913) reported 41 cases of tuberculosis in ritually circumcised boys who had been infected by tubercular mohels, of whom 16 had died at the time of writing.[1]

More recently, cases of infection of baby boys with herpes simplex have been reported. One death and brain damage in another has occurred.[2]

Brit Milah is a cause of urinary tract infection (UTI).[3][4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ REFjournal Holt LE. Tuberculosis acquired through ritual circumcision. JAMA. 1913; LXI(2): 99-102. Retrieved January 2022.
  2. ↑ REFdocument Frieden, Thomas: An open letter to the Jewish Community from the New York City Health Commissioner PDF, City of New York. (13 December 2005). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ↑ REFjournal Smith RM. Recent contributions to the study of pyelitis in infancy. Am J Dis Child. 1916; XII: 235.243.
  4. ↑ REFjournal Cohen H, et al. Postcircumcision Urinary Tract Infection. Clinical Pediatrics. 1992; : 322-324.
  5. ↑ REFjournal Goldman M, Barr J, Bistritzer T, Aladjem M. Urinary tract infection following ritual jewish circumcision. Israel Journal of Medical Sciences. 1996; 32(11): 1098-1102.
  6. ↑ REFjournal Prais D, Shoov-Furman R, Amir J. Is circumcision a risk factor for neonatal urinary tract infections?. Arch Dis Child. 6 October 2008; DOI.
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