Rabbi Zachary Hepner has been a certified mohel since 1997. He lives and practices in the New York area and often travels all over the world performing brit milah.
He trained at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, with the chief mohel of Israel, Rabbi Yossele Weisberg, of blessed memory. His certification was issued by The Israeli Rabbinate and The Israeli Department of Health. His ordination was from Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He also has an MA in academic Talmud and is a scholar of Jewish history during antiquity and medieval periods.
Rabbi Hepner's circumcisions adhere to the highest religious and sanitary standards and he uses state of the art equipment minimizing pain and procedural time, while maximizing safety and precision.
He performs the brit and ceremony for a wide spectrum of the community. He is known among parents and visitors who are religiously and ethnically diverse for instilling a sense of comfort and enrichment.
Other Services
Ancillary services include: weddings, cantorial and Torah reading services, religious counseling, funerals, lectures, private adult education Torah classes on Talmud, Halakhic jurisprudence, Antiquity and medieval Jewish history, Bar/Bat Mitzva lessons, hatafat dam brit milah, Pidyon Ha'Ben and girls' naming ceremonies.
Accreditations
Yeshiva University B.A.UCLA M.S.
University of Arizona MBA
Yeshiva University M.A.
Yeshiva University: Ordination/Semikha