I heard a very sad news item this morning on the way to work.
In upstate New York, a rabbi has been ordered to stop performing Bris, using his mouth to suction the blood after 3 boys tested postive for herpes after receiving a bris from the same Rabbi.
2 of the boys a very sick and one has died. Apparently Herpes can be deadly on the new ammune system of babies.
Does anyone know anthing about this religious ritual - why would a rabbi use his mouth to suction blood from the baby?