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mohel|ˈməʊ(h)əl|
Also Mohel.
[Heb. mōhēl.]
A Jewish official who performs the rite of circumcision.
1650E. Chilmead tr. Leon Modena's Hist. Rites of Jews iv. viii. 203 They also use to make choice of a Circumciser, which they call..Mohel. 1676L. Addison Present State of Jews (ed. 2) 59 The chief Officer at Circumcision is the Mohel. 1753Jewish Ritual 19 The Operator (called the Mohel) makes use of a sharp, double edged knife... To assist the Mohel or Circumciser, is counted a meritorious Office. 1903Jewish Encycl. IV. 95/2 As a rule, the wife of the godfather carries the child in and hands it to the mohel. 1932A. Z. Idelsohn Jewish Liturgy xiii. 166 The Mohel—Circumciser—places the child upon the ‘chair of Elijah’ and recites. Ibid. 167 Then the Mohel recites the benediction over wine and another benediction. 1973Jewish Chron. 19 Jan. 11/2 [Al Jolson's] father was the local mohel and he circumcised me. 1974Observer (Colour Suppl.) 10 Nov. 34/1 By Jewish law, a boy should be circumcised on the eighth day after birth... The devout treat it as a religious ceremony, with a mohel officiating and giving a blessing. A mohel is a trained and registered circumciser and there are a few score of them in Britain. |