Dear Rabbi
As we discussed over the phone:

We hereby inform you that we are soon going to start the first part of the course, studying the art of milah.

As we have discussed, the course will be delivered by those experienced in the field, and an expert mohel licensed by the Ministry of Health.

Contents will be as follows:

1. Medical Introduction: Systems of the Human Body (anatomy and physiology)
General knowledge on the proper function of the human body by its systems: fundamentals of genetics and cell system, integumentary system (skin), digestive system, circulatory system (blood), respiratory system, nervous system, and urinary system.

2. The Circumcision:
Milah – "grasping", the introduction of a shield (magen), its shape and measurement.
Priyah – tearing with the fingernail, and proper disclosure.
Metzitzah – the controversy regarding sucking throughout the years.
Dressings – its purpose and details (including hands on exercises).
Tzitzin – those that are inhibiting and those which are not, according to the poskim and in practice.
Instructions for the parents.
Examination of the baby after the circumcision.

3. Circulatory, Cardiovascular and Respiratory systems (CPR)
Circulation and function of the blood, systems of the arteries and veins, heart defects, blood clotting problems, neonatal jaundice, and difficulty breathing.

4. Anatomy (structure) and Physiology (function) of the Urinary System, the Kidneys and Tendons
The functions and the relationship between birth defects or system dysfunction and circumcision (wide hips, urinary retention, hypospadias).

5. Nervous System
How it works, birth defects and dealing with the pain of circumcision.

6. Digestive System
The function of the following organs: the stomach, colon, liver, spleen and pancreas (baby's nourishment).

7. Skin System
The function of the skin, its structure, the mechanisms activated when injured, its joining and healing, scarring in the skin, accelerating the healing of the milah.