Mohel neonatal HSV and two recorded fatalities. A 2013 review of cases of neonatal HSV infections in Israel identified ritual circumcision as the source of HSV-1 transmission in 31.8% of the cases. According to traditional Jewish law, in the absence of a Jewish male expert, a woman that has the required skills is also authorized to perform the circumcision, provided that she is Jewish. Non-Orthodox Judaism allows female "mohels", called "mohalot" (, plural of "mohelet", feminine of "mohel"), without restriction. In 1984, Dr. Deborah Cohen became the first certified Reform Jewish mohelet; she was certified by the Berit Mila Program of
Przedecz (Jewish community) population rose to 606. In other words, during these thirty years, the percentage of Jews radically increased. This occurred because Jews from the neighbouring villages moved to Przedecz. By 1921, the population was 3,040, of whom 840 were Jews. Przedecz consisted of a few streets, but it had all the components of Jewish community life: a synagogue, "Beth midrash", "mikva", Jewish schools, a yeshiva, Jewish library, Jewish cemetery, "eruv", welfare and cultural organisations. Przedecz had its own rabbi, "shochet" and "mohel". In the early days, the "shechitah" of animals took place in the butcher's backyard, and the "shechitah" of fowl