Rav Hayim Leiter
No One Expects The Spanish Inquisition
I have always hated Tisha B’av. I’m a terrible faster; and since I didn’t grow up commemorating Judaism’s days of mourning, I’ve always...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Aug 3
- 4 min
Nothing New at The New Yorker
The New Yorker is at it again. After running Gary Shteyngart's botched circumcision piece last October, they just published an animated...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jul 29
- 3 min
Who Disinvited You?
I love what I do. I’m an Orthodox rabbi and mohel, and have been for more than a decade now. That means I’ve dedicated my life’s work to...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jun 23
- 3 min
?האם להסתיר את היהדות
צלם: Tzvety Friedman את השבת האחרונה ביליתי בבולגריה. הייתה לי זכות לבצע ברית מילה בסופיה ביום שישי ואין טיסות ישירות לארץ אחר הצהריים,...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jun 20
- 4 min
Hidden In Plane Sight?
Photo: Tzvety Friedman I spent last Shabbat in Bulgaria. I was blessed to have a Brit Milah in Sofia on Friday and there were no direct...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jun 7
- 3 min
As The World Burns
I once saw a man die. Even though it was on video, the image has never left my mind. It was a few years ago, during the wave of bulldozer...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- May 13
- 3 min
The Unkindest Cut
God, I really hope no one looks at me this way. “The Mohel” written and directed by Charles Wahl, which made the rounds of film festivals...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Apr 10
- 3 min
American Rabbis, Convert Yourselves
This week, the leaders of America’s largest Orthodox and Zionist organizations met with Israel’s minister of religious affairs, Matan...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Mar 23
- 2 min
להקיא או לשבח
אני לא חשבתי שאי פעם אגיד את זה אבל אני מאוד גאה בליאור שליין. לאנשים שלא שמעו, שליין, שמגדיר עצמו כאתיאיסט והתנגד בעבר לטקס ברית המילה,...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Mar 16
- 3 min
For Bile or For Praise
I never thought I’d say this, but I couldn’t be prouder of Lior Schleien, the Israeli comedian, producer, and television host. For those...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Feb 20
- 3 min
What's Brit Milah Ever Done To You?
It’s been a rough couple of months for Brit Milah. It feels like there’s a tidal shift in the liberal Jewish world in people’s attitude...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Feb 9
- 3 min
המרוץ ליהדות
אני לא גדלתי בבית דתי. היינו מה שנקרא משפחה מסורתית אמריקאית. הדרך שלי ליהדות התחילה בבית ספר תיכון במצעד החיים. ההורים שלי היו בהלם...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Feb 8
- 4 min
The Race To Be Jewish
I didn’t grow up observant. We were what I’d call involved liberal Jews. My first steps towards a more traditional lifestyle started in...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Jan 3
- 3 min
My Pilgrimage To Nazareth
A mother from South Africa contacted our Beit Din in the hopes of converting herself and her two children here in Israel. This work would...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Oct 29, 2021
- 3 min
From Croatia With Love
About a month ago, I received a call from a mother in Croatia. “We have no mohel in our region, can you come when our son is born?” I...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
This Is Not Welcome
I hesitated to write this. Spending time responding to fringe anti-circumcision groups only gives them more exposure and that’s the last...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Oct 10, 2021
- 6 min
The New Yorker's Botched Circumcision Article
I just performed a Brit Milah; It was far from my first and, please God, it won’t be my last. In fact, it wasn’t even my first with this...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
אני אחתן את ארטיום דולגופיאט
יש המון דיבור בקהל שלנו שארטיום דולגופיאט, האיש השני שזכה במדליית זהב אולימפית בתולדות ישראל, אינו יכול להתחתן. אבל זה לא בדיוק האמת. לפי...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Aug 20, 2021
- 1 min
מה לעשות על גירות וחתונות בארץ
זה ראיון רדיו עם ״כאן מורשת״ על ענייני גירות וחתונת בארץ ישראל.
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Rav Hayim Leiter
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
I’d Marry Him In An Instant
The Jerusalem Post just published an article saying that the gymnastic gold medalist, Artem Dolgopyat, only the second person to ever win...
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