Mohel
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A mohel is a Jewish man trained in the practice of brit milah. A woman who is trained in the practice is referred to as a mohelet. Ashkenazi Jews may use the word "moyel" based on the Yiddish pronunci
Mohel book from Hegenheim (F), dated between 1805 and 1849. Today in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland's collection.
Circumcision of Jesus
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The circumcision of Jesus is an event from the life of Jesus, according to the Gospel of Luke chapter 2, which states:
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…may use the word "moyel" based on the Yiddish pronunciation of the Hebrew "mohel". Etymology A historiated initial E featuring a mohel performing the circumcision of Jesus, accompanied by Mary (c. 1350) The noun mohel ('mohala' in Aramaic), meaning "circumciser", is derived from the same verb stem as milah (circumcision…
A detail from The Circumcision of Christ by Friedrich Herlin
Luca Signorelli's c. 1491 Circumcision of Christ, commissioned by the Confraternity of the Holy Name of Jesus in Volterra, with Simeon at the rear
Depiction in the Menologion of Basil II (c. 980)
Depiction of the Circumcision of Jesus by Fra Angelico (c. 1450)