The Greatest Bris I Never Performed

R’ Paysach Krohn became a Mohel (ritual circumciser) at a young age and found it difficult at first to find work. Trying to support his widowed mother and orphaned siblings at the age of 21, he felt the strain of people not trusting his abilities because of his youth.

One day, a man approached him and said, “My wife is expecting. When she has a baby, YOU’RE going to do the bris!” R’ Paysach got tremendous chizuk and encouragement from this and was able to push on and find opportunities to perform brissim.

A few months later, the fellow had a baby - a girl! R’ Paysach was still grateful for the confidence the fellow had placed in him. He would later call it, “The greatest bris I never performed.”