Challenge of Content (and 1 million views)

 We are still here at mohelinsouthflorida.com

Posting here has taken a bit of a dive because (thank God) life is busy - with work as a mohel, work as a rabbi, and with family.  

Over the years, most of what I’ve wanted to say about Bris has been posted here, and I am grateful that in the close to 17 years of this website existing, the content has been seen across the globe and has been helpful to so many people. 

As of this moment we are around 40,000 hits shy of a million independent clicks (all-time) to see the content on this website.  

Repost XVII: Some of My Favorite Bris Stories

I can summarize the story or you can just see the title and click on which ever URL

http://www.mohelinsouthflorida.com/2019/02/why-do-i-love-being-mohel-read-this.html

http://www.mohelinsouthflorida.com/2019/05/who-cries-at-bris-it-depends.html

http://www.mohelinsouthflorida.com/2024/06/a-few-random-items-with-one-common-theme.html

http://www.mohelinsouthflorida.com/2021/02/fascinating-personal-stories.html

Repost XVI: Naming the Baby

One topic that mohels sometimes get involved in is helping the new parents come up with a name for the baby. This happens most often with people who are not in the Orthodox community, who might be looking to choose a name they like (they just need help with options and the meanings of names), or who might be looking to match an English name they've chosen to a Hebrew name, either in its meaning, in how it sounds, or by finding a name that has a same-sounding first consonant or vowel. 

Many people name a child after a deceased relative (Ashkenazic community) or a living relative (Sefardic community). Others pick other criteria, especially if they feel the deceased have been adequately memorialized in the larger family. 

Who gets to choose the baby's name? The baby's parents.