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'''Metzitzah b'peh''' is the third part of the Jewish ritual circumcision procedure. It is a very dangerous Jewish practice that puts the health of the infant boy at risk from [[infection]]. [[L. Emmett Holt | Holt]] (1913) reported tubercular ''mohelim'' were infecting infant boys with tuberculosis.<ref name="holt2013">{{REFjournal
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