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mo·hel  (mhl, -l, moil)
n. pl. mo·hels also mo·hal·im (-hä-lm) or mo·hel·im (-h-lm, --)
One who performs circumcision on a Jewish male as a religious rite.

[Mishnaic Hebrew môhl, active participle of mhal, to circumcise, from Aramaic mhal; akin to Biblical Hebrew ml.]

mohel [ˈmɔɛl mɔɪl]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism a man qualified to conduct circumcisions
[from Hebrew]


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The NBHW has certified mohels (persons ordained to carry out circumcision according to the Jewish faith) to perform the operations but requires that a medical doctor or an anesthesiologist accompany them.
A blog called The Canonist has acquired a letter sent by the city's Health Commissioner, Thomas Frieden, to his counterpart on the state level, Antonia Novello, criticizing the state's protocol to prevent the transmission of herpes from mohels to infants.
In the 19th century, most mohels began using sanitary medical devices for that purpose.
 
 
 
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