Bolanle Akanji
Moderator
Rabbi Mordechai Rosenberg, who is also a mohel, is being sued for severing a newborn baby's penis during a botched circumcision ceremony.
The newborn baby boy had to be rushed to Children's Hospital where doctors performed an eight hour long emergency micro-surgery to reattach the dismembered organ. The boy needed six blood transfusions and was hospitalised for two months.
The baby's microsurgery was reported 'successful', but whether or not the baby will have problems later on in life is still unknown.
However, despite the gruesome incident, the rabbi still practises as a mohel.
Rosenberg claims he is well trained in circumcision and calls this case a 'tragic accident.'
He also claims that receiving a Bris (circumcision) in a hospital may not be recognized under Jewish law.
The newborn baby boy had to be rushed to Children's Hospital where doctors performed an eight hour long emergency micro-surgery to reattach the dismembered organ. The boy needed six blood transfusions and was hospitalised for two months.
The baby's microsurgery was reported 'successful', but whether or not the baby will have problems later on in life is still unknown.
However, despite the gruesome incident, the rabbi still practises as a mohel.
Rosenberg claims he is well trained in circumcision and calls this case a 'tragic accident.'
He also claims that receiving a Bris (circumcision) in a hospital may not be recognized under Jewish law.
