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A mohel is a person who circumcises Jewish baby boys eight days after they are born. ^[1] This is a practice of Jewish law ( Halakha ).

Procedure [ change | change source ]

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 [ change | change source ]

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 into the Jewish religion.

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