Compassionate care. Right at home.
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Compassionate care. Right at home.
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If you have chosen to decline or delay the routine Vitamin K injection, the practical question is usually a simple one: will anyone still perform the circumcision? Our answer is yes. We care for families who have had the injection and families who have declined it, and we won't ask you to justify the decision.
3,000+ procedures · Nearly two decades of experience · Welcoming families of all faiths
Most families book two to three weeks before their due date.
A small, dedicated team you'll come to know by name — bringing the same calm, unhurried care to every family we visit.
Rabbi Gadi Levy founded My Home Circumcision and has been a mohel since 2007, performing more than 3,000 circumcisions for Jewish and Christian families. He is the one who reviews your baby's history with you before the day, and our care team stays in touch through your secure portal while your baby heals.
Meet the teamFamilies arrive at this decision in different ways, and by the time most parents call us they have already made it — usually after a good deal of reading and a long conversation at home.
We are not here to reopen that. Whether your baby receives the Vitamin K injection is a matter for you and your pediatrician. What we can tell you is that declining it will not stop us from caring for your family, and that nobody here will ask you to explain yourself at the door.
That is a clinical question, and an honest answer depends on your baby — which is why it belongs in a conversation with Rabbi Levy and your pediatrician rather than on a web page. Any provider who answers it for you in the abstract, in either direction, is guessing.
What we can set out here is how we work:
If anything in your baby's history gives him pause, he will tell you directly. That conversation is part of the consultation, and the consultation is free.
You should hear this from us rather than find it somewhere else and wonder why we left it out. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the Vitamin K injection for every newborn, and many hospitals and pediatric offices require it before they will perform a circumcision.
We don't require it. That is a difference in practice — not a claim that the guidance is wrong, and not advice to decline. Whether your baby receives Vitamin K is a decision for you and your pediatrician, and it is worth talking through with them. We care for families on both sides of it.
Not with us. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the Vitamin K injection for every newborn, and many hospitals and pediatric offices require it before they will perform a circumcision. My Home Circumcision does not require it. Whether your baby receives Vitamin K is a decision for you and your pediatrician.
Yes. We care for families who have had the injection and families who have declined or delayed it. Rabbi Levy reviews your baby's history with you before the procedure, and if anything in it gives him pause, he will tell you directly.
That is a clinical question, and an honest answer depends on your baby, which is why it belongs in a conversation with Rabbi Levy and your pediatrician rather than on a web page. What we can tell you is how we work: a review of your baby's history before the day, the Mogen clamp technique, gentle pressure and careful bandaging, written aftercare, and a next-day follow-up.
No. Families arrive at this decision in different ways, and by the time most parents call us they have already made it. Nobody here will ask you to justify it.
In your own home. We are based in Chicago and serve the North Shore, visit Denver and Salt Lake City once a month, and travel to families nationwide (see locations).
Book a free consultation. Rabbi Levy will answer your questions, including anything specific to your baby. Most families book two to three weeks before their due date.
No Vitamin K injection is required before the procedure.
A calm and familiar environment for your baby, right at home.
One-on-one attention from an experienced specialist throughout your visit.
The ability to hold and comfort your baby throughout the procedure.
Detailed aftercare guidance with personal follow-up as your baby heals.
"Rabbi Levy was awesome. He came in and explained everything, and left us super comfortable and confident in the procedure. A truly calm experience."
— Eddie Caley · ChicagoSend us a message and our care team will reply — or book a complimentary consultation. No pressure, no commitment.