1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgStaffhttps://www.jta.org/author/birarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jEUK8htljW"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2012/03/16/ny/neonatal-herpes-cases-from-metzitzah-in-09-now-confirmed-in-rockland">Neonatal Herpes Cases From ‘Metzitzah’ In ’09 Now Confirmed In Rockland</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2012/03/16/ny/neonatal-herpes-cases-from-metzitzah-in-09-now-confirmed-in-rockland/embed#?secret=jEUK8htljW" width="600" height="338" title="“Neonatal Herpes Cases From ‘Metzitzah’ In ’09 Now Confirmed In Rockland” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="jEUK8htljW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Two Rockland County infants who had undergone the controversial circumcision rite of metzitzah b’peh were treated for neonatal herpes there in 2009, The Jewish Week has learned. According to the Rockland County health commissioner, Dr. Joan Facelle, in neither case was the health department able to make a link to a particular mohel because the […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315