"You're not Conservative, are you?"
It was almost midnight a few weeks ago when I received a text from a fellow mohel asking, “What is ‘inter-milah’? I need to explain to...
It's On Me
“We want it L’Mitzvah”, the father of the baby said. I’m not sure if it was my translation of Hebrew into in English or his translation...
Trump Versus Clinton: To circumcise a non-Jewish baby or not
Nothing portrays our dilemma of circumcising children of non Jewish mothers in our generation better than the grandchildren of both...
International Mohel of Mystery
“You don’t need to check your bag. It’ll fit in the overhead compartment,” the woman checking me in said. “I can’t.” “Why?” she asked....
He Only Took Tips?
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times; no one looks for the cheapest brain surgeon. And it would seem that the same would...
Intermarriage? Ha! Try Inter-milah
I have a confession. I officiated an inter-milah. The Bris was for an amazing family though. The father was Jewish but the mother was not....
Circumcision, Not So Clear Cut
This is an interview I did with the Boiyz Club. If you haven't heard of them, they're literally changing the face of Orthodox Judaism by...
You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello
I’ve only worn blue hospital scrubs twice in my life and they were both in the last month and a half. The first was in the neonatal...
Father of The Bris
This Bris got off to a rocky start, and the truth is it didn’t get any easier quickly. When I did the preliminary check of the baby a few...
A Slice of Perfection
Am I nervous? You better believe it. With every Bris I do I’m nervous. But you know what? That’s a good thing. A Mohel needs to be on...
