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== History ==

Mintz started off as a doctor, but he became a ritual circumcisor when he [[circumcised]] a son of wife's cousin in 1979 who lived in Beaumont, ~~Texas~~ 90 miles east of Houston, ~~Texas~~, and the only three ~~mohels~~ in Houston at the time were already booked.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>

Mintz started off as a doctor, but he became a ritual circumcisor when he [[circumcised]] a son of wife's cousin in 1979 who lived in Beaumont, {{USSC|TX}}, 90 miles east of Houston, {{USSC|TX}}, and the only three [[mohel]]s in Houston at the time were already booked.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>

Mintz began to keep count of his ~~circumcisions~~ shortly after beginning his mohel career.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> According to his own estimations, Mintz has circumcised 9,700 babies during the past 30 years<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>, and he ~~aims~~ to make this number an even 10,000 by the end of 2012.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> His five grandsons are included in that number.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>

Mintz began to keep count of his [[circumcision]]s shortly after beginning his [[mohel]] career.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> According to his own estimations, Mintz has circumcised 9,700 babies during the past 30 years<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>, and he aimed to make this number an even 10,000 by the end of 2012.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> His five grandsons are included in that number.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>

Being 71 in 2012, Mintz said he'd keep circumcising until he gets shaky.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>

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 == History ==
-Mintz started off as a doctor, but he became a ritual circumcisor when he [[circumcised]] a son of wife's cousin in 1979 who lived in Beaumont, Texas 90 miles east of Houston, Texas, and the only three mohels in Houston at the time were already booked.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>
+Mintz started off as a doctor, but he became a ritual circumcisor when he [[circumcised]] a son of wife's cousin in 1979 who lived in Beaumont, {{USSC|TX}}, 90 miles east of Houston, {{USSC|TX}}, and the only three [[mohel]]s in Houston at the time were already booked.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>
-Mintz began to keep count of his circumcisions shortly after beginning his mohel career.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> According to his own estimations, Mintz has circumcised 9,700 babies during the past 30 years<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>, and he aims to make this number an even 10,000 by the end of 2012.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> His five grandsons are included in that number.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>
+Mintz began to keep count of his [[circumcision]]s shortly after beginning his [[mohel]] career.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> According to his own estimations, Mintz has circumcised 9,700 babies during the past 30 years<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>, and he aimed to make this number an even 10,000 by the end of 2012.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/> His five grandsons are included in that number.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>
 Being 71 in 2012, Mintz said he'd keep circumcising until he gets shaky.<ref name="HoustonChronicle"/>