Brit milah Jew trained in the practice of "brit milah", the "covenant of circumcision." According to traditional Jewish law, in the absence of a grown free Jewish male expert, anyone who has the required skills is also authorized to perform the circumcision, provided that they are Jewish. However, most streams of non-Orthodox Judaism allow female mohels, called "mohalot" (, plural of "mohelet", feminine of "mohel"), without restriction. In 1984, Deborah Cohen became the first certified Reform mohelet; she was certified by the Berit Mila program of Reform Judaism. It is customary for the brit to be held in a synagogue, but it
What Is a Man Without a Moustache? 62 based on five reviews from critics. In a review for "Variety" magazine, critic Deborah Young called "What Is a Man Without a Moustache?" "an entertaining romantic comedy" and a "good-humored film" while, on the other hand, noting that the film should be better received by local and regional audiences due to its story being "a hard sell abroad". Author and film critic Michael Atkinson, writing for "The Village Voice", expressed his divided opinion that the film "is not remarkable or ingenious" but that it still is "adept enough for a pass on." Critic Nathan Lee of "The New York