Finding a Mohel in the Boston Area: Resources for Your Baby Boy's Bris
Updated August 20, 2012
And G-d told Abraham, "This is my covenant which you shall keep between Me and you and thy seed after you--every male child among you shall be circumcised." (Gen. 17:12)
As we are commanded, on the eighth day of the baby's life, the family will hold a brit milah, a brisor a circumcision ceremony. Many rituals and details make up the ceremony. These sites listed below are great resources for learning more about the traditions and expectations of a brit milah.
Also below is a listing of many Boston-area mohels, ritual circumcisers. A mohel is certified and trained both in performing the procedure and in Jewish tradition. Please note: JewishBoston.com provides this list as a resource but does not recommend any particular mohel. Before hiring any mohel, we suggest performing the same kind of research you would do before hiring any health or ritual practitioner.
Resources:
My Jewish Learning: Jewish Ceremonies for Newborns
The Velveteen Rabbi: A Brit Milah Q&A For Parents
InterfaithFamily.com: Rabbi & Jewish Clergy Referral Service (free to use, fully vetted for qualifications, as well as open to interfaith families, LGBT families, and others)
Mohel Listing:
Reform
Dr. Patty Fater: 508-428-1969, completewellness@verizon.net
Dr. Leonard Finn: 781-235-3444
Dr. Reuveyn Fraser: 781-690-1339, richardfrasermd@aol.com
Dr. Alan Green: 603-440-3444, mohelNH@gmail.com, www.mohelNH.com
Dr. Henry Lerner: 617-894-1397, hmlerner@henrylerner.com, bostonbris.com
Dr. Marina Rabin: 617-549-2818, marrabin@yahoo.com
Dr. Todd Shapiro: 617-734-9024, tshapiro1@mac.com
Dr. Scott Siege: 413-259-5234, siege.scott@gmail.com, www.mohel.md
Conservative
Dr. Robert Braitman: 508-208-1816, bobbraitman@gmail.com, www.mohelnewengland.com
Dr. Alan J. Green: 603-889-7383
Dr. Stacy Rubtchinsky: 781-576-9352, stacy@mybris.com, www.mybris.com
Dr. Henry Simkin: 413-586-8400, hsimkin@vmgma.com
Orthodox
Rabbi Shimon Miara: 617-783-2249, mohel2@verizon.net
Rabbi Nechemia Schusterman: 978-977-9111, rabbi@jewishpeabody.com
Unspecified
Dr. Barbara Bassil: 617-566-2922, barbarabassil@hotmail.com
Dr. Paul Feldman: mohelfeldman@aol.com
Dr. Joseph Glassman: 617-202-5143, omed613@walla.com
Dr. Barrie Paster: 978-388-5050
Dr. William Steck: 973-731-1800, sowomens@gmail.com
Bonus! ASK A RABBI answers the questions, "Our son was born on a Saturday. Can we have his bris on Shabbat?" and "How much does a bris typically cost?"
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Meri
August 15, 2011
Dr. Todd Shapiro did my son's bris. He could not have been better. Jackson looks like he was born that way. Todd really prepared us for the ceremony and the surgery with compassion and wisdom. He was especially sensitive to the fact that we are an intermarried couple and made sure my husband knew what was going on and why. He spoke like a Rabbi and impressed all my friends, three of whom emailed me that night to ask me for his phone number because they knew someone who was having a boy or just wanted to have his contact information on file. I am sure there are very good mohels out there, in fact I hope they are all fantastic, but Todd was amazing and if our next one is a boy I will not hesitate to call him.