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mohel

mohel

6 9.9
A person who performs the Jewish religious ceremony of circumcision for newborn boys
  • noun
  • /ˈmoʊəl/
: mohel
  • During the ceremony, the mohel recited prayers while performing the ritual circumcision.
  • find a mohel

Examples

  • - Ask him what a mohel is exactly.

    Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)

  • What, you may ask, is a mohel?

    Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)

  • Well, a bris is a circumcision, and a mohel is a man who performs a bris or circumcision.

    Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)

  • All that in mind, the New York City Board of Health voted on September 13 to require mohels to get written consent from a baby's parents before performing metzitzah b'peh.

    Blog text (8)

  • A qualified mohel will ensure that the circumcision is performed according to Jewish law.

  • The community gathered to celebrate the bris, and the mohel explained the significance of the ceremony.

Synonyms

circumciser
vsmohel
1 9.0

A person who removes the foreskin from a boy's or man's penis

is trained to perform the ritual act within Jewish tradition for newborn boys

Surface Forms

mohel singular
mohels plural

Etymology

Mohel comes from the Hebrew verb mul, which means 'to circumcise'. So a mohel is literally someone who performs the ritual cutting for newborn boys, which explains the modern meaning of a trained person who does that ceremony.