My intentions are NOT to offend anyone with the following....?

Question

Can anybody tell me why is it Jewish tradition for the man performing the circumcision (i'm guessing a Rabbi) on a baby boy, to, (sorry to say it like this) suck the blood up from there after he does it?

Again I will admit to my ignorance of this tradition, because to me that seems disgusting to say the very least.

And I'm just curious, why is this done?

Once again I apologize if this offended any Jewish people, whether religious or non religious.

I'd really like for someone to explain the significance of that tradition to me. Thanks in advance.

THANKS TO SAOPACO AND PALADIN. WELL DONE. IT SEEMS IM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT YOU GUYS EDUCATED ON THIS SUBJECT TODAY. THANKS.

Answer 1

to protect the health of the child

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Metzitzah
Alternately spelled mezizah, mean "suction".


[edit] By mouth
Metzitzah b'peh ("suction by mouth") is a practice in certain Haredi and Hasidic circles in which, after removing the foreskin, the mohel sucks out the blood from the wound to clean it}} The mohel spits the blood into a receptacle provided. Afterwards the circumcised penis is bandaged, and the brit considered complete. Because the practice may spread diseases to the babies from the mohel's mouth (such as herpes), most mohelim ensure that their mouths are sanitized and washed out by rinsing with alcohol to disinfect the mouth.

The foundation for the ritual of metzitzah b’peh is found in Mishnah Shabbat 19:2, which lists metzitzah b’peh as one of the four steps involved in the circumcision rite. Rabbi Moses Sofer (known as the "Chasam Sofer") observed that the Talmud states that the rationale for this part of the ritual was hygienic — i.e., to protect the health of the child. He also cited a passage from the Talmud Tractate Nedarim 32a as a warrant for the position that metzitzah b’peh was not an obligatory part of the circumcision ceremony. As a result of these texts, the Chasam Sofer contended that Jewish tradition instituted metzitzeh b’peh solely to prevent danger to the infant and stated that metzitzah b’peh was not a required part of the circumcision ceremony, but nevertheless made the leniency conditional upon doctors testifying that the metzitzah with a sponge would accomplish the same purpose as oral suction. His letter was published in Kochvei Yitzchok. [4]

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The procedure is called metzitzah b'peh, where, after removing the foreskin of the infant's penis, the mohel sucks the blood from the wound to clean it. The Talmud explains metzitzah as a method to prevent illness by drawing blood away from the wound to remove impurities, but because of the obvious health risks, performing metzitzah using one’s mouth is now rare. It's primarily a Chasidic custom.

For those who still don't believe this bizarre custom exists, see the following article from the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/114/2/e259?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=1&author1=Tendler&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1125326602651_6102&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=%20 and this health alert from the NYC Department of Health http://www.nyp-rpc.org/pdf/2005_health_alert46.pdf

And this
http://www.slate.com/id/2125225/

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I don't know anything about this tradition. Maybe he wants to make the wound stop bleeding but not thinking of all the bacteria we have in our mouth.

Answer 6

I do hope someone of the Jewish faith knows the answer to this or whether it is even true. Personally, I have never heard of this tradition. Are you sure you don't want to offend anyone?

Answer 7

I thought a moil(sic) preforms the circumcision. However I know nothing else.
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Answer 8

I really don't think that is the tradition. I have NEVER heard of the 'doc' sucking up anything after a circumcision. EWW!

Answer 9

The only place I've seen this done was in a photoshopped picture on an neo-Nazi website. That website was so screwed up.

Answer 10

This really wrong info. Where did you hear that? Your question should have been does this happen , not why it happens..People just like to make up things about the Jews because they do so well at everything...They really are the master race...1/5 of 1% of the worlds population and 50% of the money and college degrees...