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Brit Milah/Circumcision
* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
Barry Goldman, MD |
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15 Tower Court |
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Cantor Lawrence Elsberg |
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2334 Auburn Lane |
Listed with USCJ. Certified by Chief Rabbinate Jerusalem. |
Carol Roberts Gerson, M.D., D.Be., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. |
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Certified by the National Organization of American Mohalim |
Dr. Gerson is a mohelet certified by the Brit Milah Program of the Reform Movement and is a member of the National Organization of American Mohalim/ot. She is a surgeon who practiced at Children's Memorial Hospital for 26 years. She is also a bioethicist, teaching medical ethics to medical students at two universities. |
Chicago Baby Bris |
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Alison Tothy, MD |
Dr. Tothy is a pediatric emergency medicine physician with over 25 years of experience. She is a certified Mohelet through the National Organization of American Mohalim (NOAM). |
David Oppenheim, MD |
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565 Lakeview Parkway |
National Organization of American Mohalim-certified. Pediatrician. |
Ken Siegel, MD |
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30 Stratford Drive |
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Oren Lakser, MD |
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9024 Sleeping Bear Road |
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Rabbi Adam Epstein |
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6320 N. Kedzie Ave. |
American Board of Ritual Circumcision certified. 100% kosher, no clamps or injections, sterile equipment. |
Rabbi Mordecai Tarkieltaub |
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2857 W. Pratt Blvd. |
Listed with Agudath Israel, cRc, and USCJ, as a mohel bris for adults, children and infants. Practicing for over 35 years. |
Rabbi Phil Karesh |
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Phone:
(773) 877-2247
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Rabbi Samuel Biber |
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2823 W. Fargo Ave. |
Listed with CRC and Agudath Israel. |
Rabbi Shaoul Hamaoui |
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3547 Arcadia Street |
Listed with CRC. |
Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst |
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6100 N. Drake Ave. |
Listed with Agudath Israel. |
Sheldon Weiss, MD |
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Mohel |
30+ Years experience. Trained ObGyn. cRc Certified. Available for city, suburbs or Northwest Indiana brit milah. |
The Chicago Mohel |
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Inside Kids First Pediatric Partners |
Rabbi Shmuel Katz is a certified Mohel, trusted by families and rabbis worldwide. Since 2014, he has performed hundreds of circumcisions and Bris Milahs across the United States, England, and Israel. Known for creating a calm, supportive, and joyous environment, Rabbi Katz helps families feel at ease and fully engaged in this timeless tradition. He serves families in the comfort of their homes or the sanctity of a synagogue throughout Chicago and the greater Midwest. He also serves as the exclusive Mohel at Kids First Pediatric Partners in Skokie, providing families with a trusted pediatric setting and the expertise of a seasoned Mohel. Every Bris Milah is performed in accordance with halachic standards, while honoring each family's background, traditions, and preferences. Rabbi Katz welcomes all Jewish families with sensitivity and respect, ensuring a ceremony that is both authentic and personally meaningful. He also serves non-Jewish families with the same warmth, professionalism, and expertise. Wherever the Bris or circumcision takes place, Rabbi Katz combines expert skill with genuine compassion to make each one safe, memorable, and deeply meaningful. |
