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Brit Mila: Amount of Metzitza Blood
There is no minimum amount of blood to draw out for metzitza: any quantity suffices.
Brit Mila: How To Do: Metzitza
When doing a circumcision, metzitza (sucking out some blood) is required. Metzitza may be done using a pipette or other tube, but the traditional way is by mouth.
Note Using a gauze pad for metzitza is not traditionally done.
Where Mechitza Needed
A mechitza to separate men and women is needed only when praying in a place dedicated as a permanent location for regular Jewish prayer services with a minyan. If not, no mechitza is needed, and any separation that prevents distraction between men and women is sufficient. Even if the women are just behind the men, that is sufficient, even without a physical barrier.
Room Divider/Mechitza: Purpose
Men and women should be separated during prayer services with a mechitza that blocks the men's view of the women. The goal is to keep the men and women from distracting each other during prayer. This idea originated in the Temple in Jerusalem.
Women: Room Divider/Mechitza
For women and room divider/mechitza, see Where To Pray: Distracting People/Mechitza.