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Mohel in Cincinnati, OH — A Bris at Home

Cincinnati has a Jewish community of roughly 32,000, and one of the longest continuous Jewish histories of any American city west of the east coast — Reform Judaism in America was largely organised from here.

The community we come to

Amberley Village has been the suburban centre of Jewish Cincinnati for decades, and it is where most of the families who call us live. We also come to Blue Ash, Golf Manor, Roselawn and across Greater Cincinnati, and into northern Kentucky on request.

Rabbi Tzvi Fischer is a certified mohel, trained in New York, certified by the International Bris Milah Association, performing circumcisions since 2001 — the seventh generation of his family to do this work. He travels to you, and your son stays in your arms throughout.

THE EIGHTH DAY

The southern end of our range — call with a due date

Cincinnati is the furthest south we travel, and it is a planned trip rather than something we fit around a day. Set that against the one rule that governs a bris — it is on the eighth day, and the eighth day does not move — and the conclusion is narrow: the booking window is the only thing with any give in it.

Families who call us with a due date essentially always get their date. Families who call three days after the birth sometimes find the week is already committed several hundred miles away. There is no clever scheduling that fixes that; there is only calling earlier.

Travel is quoted upfront, before you commit to anything.

If your son is not well on the eighth day, the bris waits. Jaundice, prematurity, low weight or illness all postpone it, and Jewish law is explicit that his health comes first. A postponed bris is correct practice, not a compromise.

Cincinnati bris questions

Do you travel to Cincinnati and northern Kentucky?

Yes to both, as a planned trip. Tell us where you are and the due date, and we will tell you honestly whether the eighth day works.

How early should we call?

Before the birth if you can. Cincinnati is at the southern edge of our range, so the gap between calling with a due date and calling with a newborn is the difference between an easy date and a tight one.

We are a Reform family with no regular synagogue. Is that a problem?

Not at all. We work with families across every level of observance and none, including interfaith families and those with no congregational connection.

It is a real circumcision, properly done

A local anesthetic, sterile professional-grade instruments, and screening beforehand — prematurity, feeding, weight, jaundice, bleeding history, vitamin K. There are findings, hypospadias among them, that mean we decline and tell you why. What the visit involves · the ceremony in full · mohel vs. doctor.

If you want no religious element at all, that is also the visit — families who are not Jewish choose a mohel for the specialism rather than the tradition.

What it costs

A $980 professional fee, plus travel expenses, quoted upfront. No separate ceremony charge. Cincinnati travel reflects the distance and is on the quote before you decide.

Planning a bris in Cincinnati?

A consultation is free and commits you to nothing. If you have a due date rather than a baby, this is the call worth making now.