Philip L. Sherman, a mohel for 45 years, who claimed to have performed more than 26,000 ritual circumcisions, 11 in a single day including two sets of twins, died on August 9 at his home in Englewood, NJ. He was 67.

He also served as a cantor at several synagogues in New York, and occasionally worked as an actor. He played a judge on the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black” and appeared in an episode of the Amazon Prime show “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

He said that sometimes even just by imagining the removal of the baby’s foreskin, one of the parents or a guest might pass out. When the actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg told him that she hated attending a bris, Mr. Sherman offered her a suggestion. “The next time you go to one,” he advised, “do what I do. Close your eyes.” Just kidding, he added.