Five Brisim in Rostov

Five Jewish men in is one of the oldest towns in Russia took upon themselves to fulfill the great mitzvah of a Bris Milah Wednesday.

The idea of inviting a mohel just before Pesach was initiated by a local graduate of the Or Avner Jewish School of Rostov.

These men, between the ages of 18 and 47, chose their own Jewish names with great pride. The names were: Refoel, Dovid, Ehud, Asher and Raziel.

In recognition to his work with the local Jewish community, the city’s rabbi and Chabad Shliach Rabbi Chaim Danzinger was honored as the Sandak.

The Brisim were performed by Rabbi Yakov Geisinovitch of Donetsk, Ukraine.