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Mishie
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 Wed, Nov 07 2007, 4:14 am
I was just wondering what ppl. usually give?
Over here the Mohels don't charge (officially), but ppl. generally give. We were told $200 is the "going rate"....
Is that close to what ppl. pay in your area?
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BeershevaBubby
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 4:23 am
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We gave our Mohel $300. Totally worth every penny. He was on time, fast and efficient. Even my FIL was impressed (and he's not religious and works in research science fields).
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Marion
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 5:56 am
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I think it was NIS 1200 each time (same mohel). Ministry of Health & Religious Affairs Office has a recommendd fee for a "regular" mohel of NIS 500, and for an "expert" NIS 700 . But a mohel in very high demand is permitted to charge more. I think many have a "pay what you can" policy.
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sarahd
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 6:01 am
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Our mohel doesn't take money. Last time we sent him flowers. This time we haven't done anything yet...should really take care of it.
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Apple pie
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 7:09 am
| sarahd wrote: | | Our mohel doesn't take money. Last time we sent him flowers. This time we haven't done anything yet...should really take care of it. |
Do you mean that he doesn't charge you personally or that he doesn't charge anyone? If so, how does he make a living?
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miriamnechama
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 7:38 am
I don't know how much we paid.... dh took care of it.
my brotherin london is a mohel and he doesn't get paid... when he does goim or used to go to remote places he would get paid.
your asking how they live?? well it's not his main parnassa nad he does other things also. my sil teaches and also teaches kallas, so they get by bh.
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MommyLuv
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 8:00 am
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500$ is the going rate here.
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Clarissa
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 8:14 am
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I think we gave $600. I asked my husband, but he's not sure.
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TightRopeWalker
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 9:35 am
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We paid $450, but that was a while ago. He did travel about an hour though.
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greenfire
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 10:03 am
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seem to remember $500 - and this goes way back
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sarahd
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 2:14 pm
| Apple pie wrote: | | sarahd wrote: | | Our mohel doesn't take money. Last time we sent him flowers. This time we haven't done anything yet...should really take care of it. |
Do you mean that he doesn't charge you personally or that he doesn't charge anyone? If so, how does he make a living? |
He doesn't charge anyone. He does milah for the mitzva and makes a living as a teacher plus does other things on the side.
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amother
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 2:18 pm
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The mohel we used doesn't "charge" but does take $. It's about not charging for a mitzvah.The same way you don't "invite" to a bris. But the parents can certainly give a "gift". We asked him what the going rate was for other mohelim & he told us.
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mummiedearest
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 2:37 pm
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if you use an official hospital mohel (they have them in some places) they may take insurance. we paid ours about 500, I think.
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Raisin
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 3:22 pm
The mohel we used also refused to take money from us, and he travelled from another country. (The local community pays the travel costs for shul members) I think he takes money from other people though, but maybe since dh is a rabbi, he didn't want to take money.
He is a successful businessman besides being a mohel, so we didn't press the point.
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pink car
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Wed, Nov 07 2007, 6:56 pm
we gave our mohel $360 and thats because he didn't have to travel to come to us.
I think he takes $500 if he has to travel though...
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rachel19977
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Tue, Nov 20 2007, 2:20 pm
According to the Torah a Mohel is forbidden to take money for this task, but a "donation" or something of the sort is allowed, not in a direct way. Something like that.
We tried to give something and even send a gift to him and he REFUSED. He does this on the side and is one of the best when we lived in Florida. He even kept on checking on ds when we saw him at other brit millas we were invited to or other community events he happend to be at too. Good thing because ds needed a "tweak" :-)
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momluv
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Tue, Nov 20 2007, 3:23 pm
I don't remember how much we gave. my bil was the mohel and he was gr8.  It was around 400-450. He told us that he had redone a boys bris at age 8 because it wasn't halachically properly done the first time by someone else, and I think the boys father realized that and called my bil to redo it. have you ever heard such a story?
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