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…The Eris Brigade In a potentially competitive field, mohelim say its the mitzvah, not the money, that motivates them. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to The Jewish News I t took Cantor Earl Berris six months after he moved here to gain his bearings and scope out the area's mohel scene. Now he's ready to enter the fray. Starting this month, the Congregation B'nai Moshe cantor, who has moonlighted as a mohel for the past 20 years, will once aga...…
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