• clearleaf@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    If you think this symbolic ritual is bad wait until you find out what actually goes on at a traditional brit milah.

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        8 months ago

        After cutting a baby’s foreskin off, there’s a step in the process called metzizah where they suck blood out of the baby’s penis. Most circumcisions don’t include that anymore but it’s still going on.