Rav Hayim Leiter
The Unifying Israel Experience
The present situation seeps into all aspects of our lives. If there’s one thing all Israelis have in common, it’s that life consistently
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Aug 14
- 1 min
The Arrest of a Mohel in Ireland Has Shaken Me to My Core
This is the first time a rabbi has been arrested for performing circumcision since the time of the Nazis.
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Aug 13
- 1 min
When Kinot Actually Work
We usually bring a child for trips like these but how lucky we were that she went alone.
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Aug 6
- 1 min
Israel is Not Your Enemy
From the image of Gabriel Medina seen around the world, to some of the best competitive conditions ever, the majority of the Olympics was...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jul 31
- 1 min
God Only Knows
As a Bill Maher fan, I respect his truth-seeking, but his recent monologue on the Trump assassination attempt and religious language...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jul 24
- 1 min
At The Ready
Security issues are handled differently in Israel. When situations arise, civilians rise to the occasion...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jul 22
- 1 min
The Ebb and Flow of Surfing
I’m known as (one of) the surfing rabbi(s). Surfing is everything to me. Perhaps I should qualify that:
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jul 18
- 1 min
This is Dead Wrong
The assault on the former president is roundly being condemned, as is the Israeli strike on Khan Yunis.
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jul 9
- 1 min
Evil This Way Comes
As much as we’d like to compare the two, Gaza is not Nazi Germany — it’s markedly worse. The inculcation and dissemination of Jew hatred in
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Our Security Comes First
Everyone has an opinion on the war in Gaza and how to handle the Arab Israeli conflict. And it’s not just that people hold these opinions,
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jun 20
- 1 min
The Threat to Jews is Real and it's Time to Face it
Many who attend the rallies and cry for justice have no sense of the actual situation on the ground in Israel.
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jun 10
- 1 min
The World Can Say What it Will
This past week was marked by an unofficial policy change in Israel. It feels as if the government is saying, “We do not care what the world
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Objectives of This War
President Joe Biden is pressuring Israel once again. The latest ploy is a three-tiered ceasefire plan to end the conflict, while seemingly
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- May 30
- 1 min
Fire From Above
“CRITICAL- Rocket and missile fire”
Suddenly, a Homefront Command notification appeared on my phone. This meant I had less than a minute to
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- May 22
- 1 min
What We Know For Sure
As much as there was a lull in rocket fire before we entered Rafah, the subsequent return has been all the more intense.
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- May 14
- 1 min
Get Off Our Backs
Growing up, I was not one of the cool kids and was bullied a fair amount. In middle school, one such bully used to incessantly pick on me.
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- May 7
- 1 min
I Was a Campus Activist
During my senior year of college, the university attempted to fire the sitting president. One of my close friends organized a defensive
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- May 6
- 1 min
Cry Me a River
“The Bris is going to be on Yom HaZikron,” the mother told me when we initially spoke a month ago. Some families are in touch when the baby
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- May 1
- 1 min
Becoming Your Worst Enemy
The latest blood libel has arrived. It was reported on April 21, 2024, that some 200 bodies were found in a mass grave outside a hospital in
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Apr 25
- 1 min
A House on Fire
When we first made the arrangements for the Bris, traveling to Europe from Israel didn’t seem so crazy. But in between booking the flights
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