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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a report of alleged negligence and injury during a [[Brit Milah| ritual circumcision]].
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Pittsburgh, PA - [[Mordechai Rosenberg]], a local rabbi is being sued after allegedly botching a bris, the traditional Jewish circumcision ritual, and severing a newborn boy's [[penis]].
The incident detailed in the lawsuit happened at the [https://www.treeoflifepgh.org/ Tree of Life Synagogue ] in Squirrel Hill in 2013.
The Jewish circumcision ceremony was performed by Pittsburgh Rabbi Mordechai Rosenberg -- — who is also a [[mohel]].
Sometime during the bris, according to the lawsuit, Rosenberg severed the baby boy's penis.
"Sometimes, it doesn't always work," he says. "When you're reattaching a portion where you include nerves, sometimes the nerves don't heal well beyond where you reattached it. So there are limitations for sure."
On his website, Rabbi Rosenberg says he is recognized as a "certified [[mohel ]] by the American Board of Ritual Circumcision." His site also says "a doctor's medical circumcision, usually performed in the hospital, is not considered valid according to Jewish law."
"That is extraordinarily serious and is extraordinarily rare," said attorney [[David Llewellyn]]. Llewellyn handles cases involving injury during circumcision — injury brought on by both doctors in the hospital and mohels in religious ceremonies.
Rabbi Rosenberg told KDKA (local radio station in Pittsburgh): "I am trained in this." He also called the case a "tragic accident" and a "horrible situation." But also said he continues to perform circumcisions.
Sources close to the case say, while the baby is recovering, there's no way to know if he'll make a complete recovery. The incident happened on 28 April 2013.
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[[Category:Film about circumcision and intactivism]]
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