plural mohels also mohalim
ˌmō-hä-ˈlēm 
or mohelim
ˌmō-(h)e-ˈlēm
or mohelim
ˌmō-(h)e-ˈlēm
: a person who performs ritual Jewish circumcisions
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He was inspired to study brit milah by his grandfather Isadore Jacobs, who was a mohel and also a rabbi, a cantor, a dayan (a religious judge) and a shochet (a ritual slaughterer).
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Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
The families gather for a baby’s circumcision, and a Gentile banker is mistaken for the mohel.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
In the summer of 2021, The mohel and Lisa even moved into a new apartment with their three kids, all under 12.
—Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
The baby is finally, successfully circumcised at the hospital after the mohel selected by Elaine accidentally cuts Jerry’s finger.
—Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2022
While Loren watched the circumcision with tears running down her face, Alexei helps the mohel — a religious circumciser, who leads the event — complete the procedure.
—Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 25 Feb. 2022
More recently, Rabbi Tendler backed New York City health officials in trying to ban a circumcision procedure in which the mohel — a Jew trained in the rite — sucks blood from an infant’s wound with the lips.
—New York Times, 9 Oct. 2021
He was certified as a mohel by the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Rabbinical Assembly at the first Brit Kodesh conclave in 1990.
—Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Sep. 2021
For centuries, the role of mohel was dominated by male religious leaders.
—Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2020
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Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
The families gather for a baby’s circumcision, and a Gentile banker is mistaken for the mohel.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
In the summer of 2021, The mohel and Lisa even moved into a new apartment with their three kids, all under 12.
—Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
The baby is finally, successfully circumcised at the hospital after the mohel selected by Elaine accidentally cuts Jerry’s finger.
—Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2022
While Loren watched the circumcision with tears running down her face, Alexei helps the mohel — a religious circumciser, who leads the event — complete the procedure.
—Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 25 Feb. 2022
More recently, Rabbi Tendler backed New York City health officials in trying to ban a circumcision procedure in which the mohel — a Jew trained in the rite — sucks blood from an infant’s wound with the lips.
—New York Times, 9 Oct. 2021
He was certified as a mohel by the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Rabbinical Assembly at the first Brit Kodesh conclave in 1990.
—Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Sep. 2021
For centuries, the role of mohel was dominated by male religious leaders.
—Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2020
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