Dr. Buckman is a Board certified Family and Sports Medicine physician and mohel in private practice in Bolton, CT. He has been doing circumcisions for over 25 years. As a certified graduate of the Jewish Theologic Seminary/Rabbinical Assembly Brit Kodesh course he is a practicing conservative mohel (yiddish moyel, moel). He provides mohel services primarily to Eastern Connecticut and the Greater Hartford area. Although his home is in the quiet corner of CT, he has provided mohel services from Massachusetts to Florida to California. Please use the email link or call 860-646-0649 if you are in need of a mohel for a Brit (Bris) Milah. Dr. Buckman, like many conservative mohelim, is also available to families who wish to have a mohel lead them in a Simchat Bat ceremony in which we welcome baby girls as members of the Jewish community.
Mohel Ron's approach to the brit milah or simchat bat ceremony is one of personal attention to the needs of the family involved. As a conservative mohel, he enjoys working with the family to shape the service to their needs and desires. The brit service is a participatory service, unlike the services of many other mohelim. Mohel Ron is sensitive to the issues facing modern families and will work with the family to make the service meaningful, joyful, and uplifting within the bounds of halachic requirements for brit milah.
The safety and comfort of the baby during brit milah is of utmost importance. Being a conservative mohel and physician, Dr. Buckman is able to use all proven modern methods available to eliminate any pain or discomfort during circumcision. Tylenol can be given to the baby by the parents in advance of the brit ceremony. Dr. Buckman prefers the use of an injected anesthetic block administered immediately prior to the ceremony. For those who prefer to not have the mohel give an injection, EMLAmax over-the-counter cream can be applied by the parents. During the ceremony, the baby will be given sugared wine to stimulate endorphin release, natural hormones that provide pain relief and a soothing effect.
For reasons of safety, comfort, and halacha, Dr. Buckman performs the circumcision with the mogen clamp, traditionally preferred by mohelim. The mogen clamp protects the head of the penis and allows the mohel to circumcise the infant in much less time (thereby less time the baby is being held in position) than the other clamp (gomco) used by some. The circumcision is done in the Sandek's lap, avoiding placing the baby in a hard, uncomfortable, aesthetically unpleasing plastic restraint. The result is a circumcision that is halachically correct, comfortable for the infant (and family), fast healing, and easy to care for.
The Brit Milah ceremony is concluded with the baby naming and a seudat mitzvah (celebratory meal).
Dr. Buckman is a mohel that combines respect and observance of the centuries of traditions of Brit Milah, years of experience with modern medical techniques, with a warm and caring attitude to mold the brit ceremony into a joy filled occasion for the family and community that makes us all proud to be Jewish.
Dr. Buckman believes that the birth of a baby girl and her entry into the Jewish community is no less of a simcha. The Simchat Bat ceremony is a modern tradition in which a baby girl is welcomed into the Jewish community. It is more than a naming. The mohel does not perform any surgery during a Simchat Bat. In this ceremony, the mohel symbolically removes those barriers that would prevent critical hearing, true speech, and a compassionate heart. The Simchat Bat ceremony concludes with the baby naming and seudat mitzvah.
Please use the email link to Dr. Buckman or call 860-646-0649 if you are in need of a mohel for a Brit Milah or Simchat Bat.
