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Tools and instruments for use by a mohel or ritual circumcisor (Photo by Yehoshua Halevi via iStock)
May 6, 2026, 9:01 am
Israel, US decry reported plan to indict mohels in Belgium
Officials condemned prosecutors' alleged decision to go after Jewish circumcisers, calling it antisemitic and a threat to religious freedom.
By Canaan Lidor
Rabbi Elisar Admon, a mohel and chaplain major in the U.S. Army Reserve, tends to a baby post-bris in South Korea. (Photo courtesy of Tovi Admon)
March 27, 2026, 11:05 am
From Squirrel Hill to Seoul, military mohel makes global trip for bris
'We live in a community where there’s food, restaurants and everything. These people do holy work for us. We should help them'
By Adam Reinherz
'Circumscribed' runs March 20-21 at Bloomfield Garfield Activity Center. (Image courtesy of Noam Osband)
March 16, 2026, 12:11 pm
Through humor, recollection and reckoning, ‘Circumscribed’ offers insight into family, fatherhood and personal choices
'How do we reckon with the memory of somebody who you really love, even though they're not around, and even though you're in a very different place than you were when you knew them'
By Adam Reinherz
US ambassador to Belgium Bill White pictured during a visit to the Barco technology firm, Dec. 3, 2025 in Kortrijk. (Kurt Desplenter / Belga / AFP via Getty Images)
February 16, 2026, 11:03 am
US ambassador demands Belgium drop “anti semitic” investigation of mohels
The mohels came under scrutiny after an Antwerp rabbi filed a complaint about their practices.
By Philissa Cramer
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
October 10, 2025, 2:29 pm
Nadler accuses RFK Jr of antisemitism over claim that ‘early’ circumcisions lead to autism
The claim has no basis in science, according to the consensus of the medical establishment.
By Philissa Cramer
Dr. Dan Gup sits in his Squirrel Hill home. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
November 17, 2024, 8:22 am
Retirement brings old practices and new meaning to Squirrel Hill urologist
Months of study lead Dr. Dan Gup to new profession and profound appreciation for millennia-old covenant
By Adam Reinherz
June 20, 2023, 10:16 am
Pittsburgh’s newest mohel helps families fulfill the covenant of Abraham
Despite New Jersey roots, Rabbi Mordechai Jaffa is anxious to make connections and serve the Pittsburgh Jewish community.
By David Rullo
Rabbi Raskin Zalmen (center) is Pittsburgh's newest mohel. He was trained by Rabbi Avi Nidam (left) and Dr. Awizerat (right). Photo provided by Raskin Zalmen.
March 5, 2023, 9:41 am
Local rabbi becomes certified mohel
"It’s about education and the communication of ideas, which really brings inspiration and conversation and relationship, which is really important."
By David Rullo
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