Yes. In March 2026 a two-week-old infant was hospitalized at Wolfson Medical Center in Israel with severe herpes (reaching the CSF/CNS) after brit milah that included direct oral suction by the mohel. Doctors linked the infection to the practice, which is a known transmission route for HSV-1 in newborns.
A child and a donkey together. The world holds nothing sweeter. When my final day comes, let me be watching my grandchild like this, and I will close my eyes softly.