What is Mohel?
{{Judaism}} A '''''mohel''''' is a person who [[circumcision|circumcises]] [[Jewish]] baby boys eight days after they are born.<ref>{{cite book| first= Simeon J. |last= Maslin| publisher=[[Central Conference of American Rabbis]]. Committee on Reform Jewish Practice |title=Gates of Mitzvah: A Guide to the Jewish Life Cycle| url= https://archive.org/details/gatesofmitzvahsh00masl | year= 1979| page=[https://archive.org/details/gatesofmitzvahsh00masl/page/70 70]| quote=The term mohel (ritual circumciser) is derived from ''milah'' (circumcision).}}</ref> This is a practice of Jewish law (''[[Halakha]]''). ==Procedure== A knife is traditionally used for this, but a clamp is now sometimes used instead. In [[Orthodox Judaism]] the mohel is [[male]]. However, some more progressive types of Judaism allow women to serve as a mohel. ==Event== The event of the circumcision is called a ''[[Brit milah]]'', sometimes pronounced ''bris'' especially by Jews of European heritage whose ancestors spoke [[Yiddish]]. The mohel says prayers with the infant's family and guests, to welcome the [[Baby Boy|baby boy]] into the Jewish religion. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Judaism]] [[Category:Occupations]] {{religion-stub}}