Russia has a full-time surgeon whose only job is circumcising Jewish men
Dr. Yeshaya Shafit is Russia’s only mohel, or professional circumciser, for adult men.
Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, left, introduces Dr. Yeshaya Shafit, second from left, to Jews awaiting circumcision at the synagogue of Rostov-on-Don in Russia, July 27, 2020(photo credit: COURTESY OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF ROSTOV/JTA)ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
