A mohel’s journey to Nairobi reveals a thriving yet fragile Jewish community, deep ties to Israel, and the challenge of sustaining Jewish life in Kenya. THE WRITER conducts the circumcision as ...

I’m used to being in the minority whenever I leave Israel, which happens often as a mohel (ritual circumciser). Wearing a kippah outs you in that way. But this was different. Seeing women in ...

Borenstein also is a longtime mohel, the Hebrew word for one who performs ritual circumcisions. Mohels typically do not use anesthetic. Many, including Borenstein, offer the babies a few drops of ...

In 2011, he was cast in “Our Idiot Brother,” the Paul Rudd vehicle. “I played a mohel, but the scene was cut,” Sherman told JTA. “How ironic.” He played a character billed as “Aliyah ...