Mazel Tov! If you are looking at this page, you may be ready to welcome a new member to the tribe. Our ritual leaders are delighted to help create the perfect personalized ceremony to welcome your child into the community.
A Brit Milah is a ritual ceremony that accompanies circumcision. Haver members may officiate, but the circumcision itself is performed by a Mohel or Mohelet.
A Brit Bat or Simchat Bat – is a baby naming ceremony that welcomes a girl into the Jewish community.
A Brit Shalom is a baby naming ceremony for a boy that does not include circumcision.
A Mohel or Mohelet can perform the naming ceremony as well as the circumcision. They can work independently of or in conjunction with a clergy member.
| RITUAL LEADER | BRIT MILAH | BRIT BAT/SIMCHAT BAT | BRIT SHALOM | ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY | ONLY SYNAGOGUE MEMBERS | CERTIFIED MOHEL/MOHELET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbi Brian Field | X | X | X | |||
| Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny | X | X | X | X | ||
| Rabbi Lynne Goldsmith | X | X | ||||
| Rabbi Fred Greene | X | X | X | |||
| Dr. Sarah Grope | X | |||||
| Rabbi Diane Tiferet Lakein | X | X | ||||
| Rabbi Hannah Laner | X | X | X | |||
| Rabbi Alan Shavit-Lonstein | X | X | X | |||
| Rabbi Eva Sax Bolder | X | X | ||||
| Dr. Karen Susskind | X |