Hazzan Cantor Howard K Glantz

When looking for a mohel for our son’s bris we considered several different options. We chose Cantor Glantz based on several recommendations from friends. The highest consideration was given to our son’s well being. I had heard from a friend how responsive Cantor was when she had a questions a couple of days later and how he drove over an hour to her house to make sure everything was fine (and it was!).
Cantor’s ceremony was very interactive and our families commented on how he made all the guests feel a part of the festive ceremony. He included family members whom we wanted to honor and was sensitive of the various backgrounds of observance in our families.
After the ceremony he checked with in with us several times and answered any questions we had. I would highly recommend him.

If you go to a lot of Jewish ceremonies like I do, you can kind of fall into a bit of a ritual rut — having each one feel the same, indistinguishable from the others, and having conversations with my husband like «oh was that so-and-so’s occassion, or the other guy»? Now, this is especially true with brises — I don’t know if it’s the byproduct of the «main event», but I can’t tell you how many uncomfortable, eerily quiet brises I have sat through. Cantor Glantz’s bris for my son was entirely and amazingly the opposite. The service was totally personalized, special and (dare I say?!) fun! He was happy, even eager, to incorporate my family’s Moroccan traditions, helped us include all our family members in small, lovely ways, and used his wonderful singing voice to inspire everyone to join in. Everyone came up to me afterwards to (semi incredulously) tell me how festive it all was! I was the first of my friends to have a baby and many, many friends who were in attendance have since used Cantor Glantz. I will also say that the evening after the bris, we were concerned about a little redness, and the Cantor drove all the way back to our home (at least 45 minutes) just to check him. Our baby was totally fine (first time parents, anyone?!), but what a compassionate and exceptional thing for a person to do. If you want to have warm and positive memories about your bris or baby naming, I absolutely recommend Cantor Glantz.

There are a few times in life where an experience is so special and beyond your expectations, that it becomes a lifetime memory that can be looked upon with great joy and positive emotion! My family was privileged to have Hazzan/​Cantor Howard Glantz conduct the bris for our son. Our family has unique circumstances having mixed faith and language backgrounds in which Howard was able to navigate with extreme professionalism and some timely humor. His beautiful voice was a peaceful support to this sensitive situation for my son. I think what I appreciated most about the bris was Howard’s support in crafting the experience to our liking and giving us the opportunity to add our family flavor without loosing the integrity of a Jewish ceremony. Howard traveled quite far to come to our home. He was on-​time and full of knowledge to answer our questions as we prepared to begin. He was also extremely responsive leading up to the bris as we had tons of questions and inquiries! The actual circumcision was done with great care for our son and my boy was back in mom’s arms so fast that he was feeding in no time. We were quite surprised at how little fuss he made afterwards and how well he slept that night. Howard even called the next day to ensure everything was ok and that baby was doing fine. Should I have a second son, I will not hesitate to have Howard perform the bris again! He was truly a skilled professional who put our entire family at ease.