About the Rappaports

Rabbi Moshe Rappaport

Certified as a Mohel since 1981, Rabbi Rappaport was privileged to train under the prestigious, world-renowned late Chief Mohel of Israel, Rabbi Yosef Weisberg, of Jerusalem’s Shaarei Zedek Hospital. Rabbi Moshe Rappaport has performed over ten thousand brisses worldwide, some as far away as Hong Kong, making the bris ceremony a heartwarming and meaningful experience. He is known as the “Mohel’s Mohel” and is recognized as a leading educator and consultant to mohels and doctors worldwide. Rabbi Rappaport has performed brisses at prestigious hospitals nationwide, including University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins. He is very active in the field of Jewish education, both on the adult and child level, and has trained many mohels who are now successful practicing mohels throughout the world. Rabbi Rappaport is a mohel who has excelled in every aspect of the bris procedure and ceremony for over 40 years. Pediatricians, obstetricians and urologists throughout the United States constantly praise his work.

Rabbi Rappaport received a Bachelor’s degree in Talmudic Law and Rabbinic ordination from Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, and holds a Master’s degree in Education from Loyola College. In addition, he is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), volunteering with fire and rescue departments in Baltimore.

Rabbi Avraham Rappaport

Rabbi Avraham Rappaport is a certified Expert Mohel, having received his ordination as a Rabbi through the Chief Rabbinate of the State of Israel. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Talmudic Law from the Ner Israel Rabbinical College of Baltimore and is active in Jewish education at adult, teenage and childhood levels. In addition, he is a licensed Insurance and Financial Advisor and the President and Founder of Premier Financial in Columbia, MD. Rabbi Rappaport is a second generation Mohel who has been active in the field of bris since 1995 and has performed approximately 4000 ceremonies and procedures in Israel, Canada and across the United States.

He currently resides with his wife and five children in Montgomery County, MD. He was privileged to apprentice for several years as a Mohel with the world renowned Chief Mohel of Israel, Rabbi Moshe Weisberg, and interned at the renowned Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem. As well, Rabbi Rappaport practices at local hospitals and surgical centers with leading pediatricians and urologists. Blending his energetic personality with his professional expertise, Rabbi Rappaport travels far and wide making bris milah and circumcision a heartwarming and meaningful experience for the many Jewish, Non-Jewish and inter-faith families he is honored to service.

Rabbi Yaakov (Jacob) Rappaport

Having grown up in the home of, and witnessed thousands of brisses performed by, one of the most prominent mohels in the world today, it is no surprise that Rabbi Yaakov (Jacob) Rappaport has become a respected mohel in his own right.  

Since 2001, Rabbi Yaakov (Jacob) Rappaport, a 2nd generation expert mohel, has been performing bris and circumcision using the ‘Rappaport Method’ to the delight and satisfaction of so many families. Rabbi Yaakov (Jacob) Rappaport’s professionalism, humor and confidence has a calming effect on the moms (and dads) and allows for a captivating and meaningful experience for all in attendance. Rabbi Yaakov (Jacob) Rappaport takes great pride in the stark difference between a hospital circumcision and a circumcision performed by a mohel. 

He is also a respected attorney and partner with the prominent law firm of Levin Gann PA, in Towson, Maryland. He currently resides with his beautiful wife and children in Baltimore County, Maryland. In his spare time (yeh right), Rabbi Yaakov (Jacob) Rappaport enjoys sports, traveling, music and nature. 

Rabbi Yaakov (Jacob) Rappaport performs bris and circumcision for families of all communities, religions, denominations, and orientations. Blending his warm personality with his professionalism and expertise, Rabbi Yaakov (Jacob) Rappaport makes bris and circumcision a heartwarming and meaningful experience for the many families he is honored to serve.

Rabbi Eli Rappaport

Since Rabbi Eli Rappaport was a small child, he would travel around with his father Rabbi Moshe Rappaport “helping” out at brisses. Having watched thousands of brisses, he knew from a very young age that he would like to follow in his father’s footsteps and become an expert Mohel.

Since 2009, Rabbi Eli Rappaport, a 2nd generation expert mohel, has been performing bris and circumcision using the ‘Rappaport Method’ to the delight and satisfaction of so many families. Rabbi Rappaport’s professionalism, humor and confidence has a calming effect on the moms (and dads) and allows for a captivating and meaningful experience for all in attendance. In 2015 Rabbi Rappaport received rabbinic ordination from the Rabbinate of Jerusalem. That year he also apprenticed by one of the chief mohel’s of Jerusalem for several months to further his circumcision and bris knowledge. He holds a Bachelors in Talmudic Law from the Yeshiva of Greater Washington. 

Professionally he is Vice President of a Financial Planning and wealth management firm in Columbia, MD. He currently resides with his beautiful wife and three children in Baltimore County, Maryland. In his spare time, Rabbi Rappaport enjoys sports, traveling, music and nature. Rabbi Rappaport performs bris and circumcision for families of all communities, religions, denominations, and orientations. Blending his warm personality with his professionalism and expertise, Rabbi Rappaport makes bris and circumcision a heartwarming and meaningful experience for the many families he is honored to serve.