Penis Blood-Sucking, Herpes-Infected Religious Wackos

I'm all for tolerance, yo. To each his own, I say. But if you needed further evidence that some ultra-Orthodox religious practices are just plain creepy, check out this item from this week's Forward. It describes how a newborn baby died of herpes, possibly after a moyel performed the ritual circumcision by the traditional method of sucking the blood from the penis with his mouth.

And no, this hasn't yet been brought up by the Michael Jackson defense team.