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Monday, August 10, 2026

Metzitzah with a tube - unsafe?

Over the last few months I've had a good number of phone calls from people looking for a mohel who "does not perform metzitzah." 

I have a whole page dedicated to Metzitzah, as it has been a controversial issue due to a few bad stories that have come out of New York in recent decades. Some argue that the stories were exaggerated and made far worse by the news outlets (they used shoddy evidence and jumped to conclusions without a real investigation), while some argued that the stories were absolutely 100% true.

In this long post I explain what metzitzah is through exploring certain background of the mitzvah of Bris, along with the Talmud's treatment of the subject

In this post I explain how I do it, through using the most sterile method available

In this post I explain why I do it, even if it might be unnecessary. This is part of being an Orthodox Jew who has an affinity for following the directions given by the Talmud. 

If you did not read the "long post" above, you can click here (same link) and skip to the last 8 paragraphs (go to the end, and scroll up to two paragraphs above the bullet points) to understand why the method described above was created, and why it is absolutely safe, not to mention most appropriate, and is no different than drawing blood out with gauze. 

While I can’t override your hesitations, I can assure you that a method that is completely sterile, totally harmless, and may even be beneficial as it draws out blood in a manner that simply putting gauze might not be able to achieve is absolutely safe, and cannot cause infection, one of the main concerns associated with Metzitzah. 

It is the method I used on my own sons (and all nephews and grandnephews in my own family) as well as on the well-into 4-digits (well over 1000) brisses I've presided over, without infection. 

BARUCH HASHEM!

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