Your Baby's Bris
My Background as a Mohelet
As a Cincinnati native, I fell hard for Colorado and completed my family medicine residency in Denver. For the past 13 years, I’ve had the pleasure of welcoming baby boys into the Jewish community through the ritual of the Brit Milah (bris).
When my son was an infant, I had discovered that the most meaningful moment in my life was surprisingly not his birth, but his bris. I have never felt so protective yet vulnerable, anxious yet deeply reassured by the calm presence of our Rabbi who tempered the mohel’s jokes. Our families had flown in and our friends had arrived to welcome our son into his community
and witness his first step in his Jewish journey. My father lovingly held him during the procedure, and our mothers gently soothed him afterwards. It was more than beautiful. I felt the connection of our spot in time stretch back to the root of our people then dilate forward to this next link in this 4000 year old chain. I discovered there is no other part of Judaism as primal, perplexing, and meaningful to me as this ritual. I also realized that our kahal (sacred community) stands together for hard things as well as celebrations, and that he will never be alone.
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So when our shul's outreach coordinator asked me to be our community's mohel, I found an enthusiastic "yes!" spring from my lips.
Professionally, I am a Board certified Family Physician and Fellow from the American Academy of Family Physicians, a Board Certified Mohelet and Instructor with the National Organization of American Mohelim.
It is a gift for me to serve as our community’s mohelet which combines the two worlds that have shaped my life: the precision and care of medicine, and the richness and depth of Jewish ritual. I weave our traditional art with storytelling, music, and kavannah (deep intention).
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It is an honor to guide Jewish families to warmly welcome their sons into the Covenant with ceremonies that are inclusive, compassionate, and sacred.