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Recently there have been two news reports in two different Hebrew publications about the dangers of Brit Milah. The first is a Haaretz article entitled “They Thought a Brit Milah Done By a Doctor Was The Safest Way. They Were Wrong.” It outlines how some people had mistakenly assumed that using a doctor-mohel was superior to using a regular mohel. The second is Channel 13’s exposé which details how the mohel Rabbi Moshe Deri mohel who, despite the prohibition of two rabbinic courts, has continued to botch circumcisions for years and the attempted cover ups of his actions. These pieces might make people think there’s no safe option for them to perform the Mitzvah. But that would be wrong.
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