Shawna!

[alzi]

Do you belong to a temple? Did you have a bris? We do not belong to a temple and will need to find a Rabbi for a bris/baby naming. Any recommendations? Thanks!

[mrsshawanab]

Hi! We do not belong to a temple and for our bris, we hired a mohel that I was recommended thru a wedding vendor I work with's friend's daughter. Yeah, quite a chain there...
And honestly, I would not recommend the mohel unfortunately. He did a fine job with the actual procedure, however he made us very uncomfortable in a situation that is already very stressful... My husband has already said multiple times that if we have another son in the future, we are not having a bris and just doing it in the hospital which is fine with me. We really did it this time to appease some of our more religious family members (on H's side, not mine).
But I know some rabbis will come and preside over it even if you are not a member of the synagogue. Check with some of the reform temples like Beth Am or Shaari Zedek. Good luck, I hope you have a better experience than we did... : /

[mrsshawanab]

And if you have any more questions, feel free to ask!

[alzi]

Thank you! I appreciate the honesty:)