Rav Hayim Leiter
Emotions in Conflict
Cheering the deaths of our enemies is antithetical to who we are as Jews. But suppressing these emotions is getting more challenging
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Sep 171 min
The Obvious Answer
Bari Weiss, founder of the Free Press and host of the podcast, is a reliable advocate for Israel. She is a bullhorn for the truth
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Sep 161 min
הרב הגולש מאמין שיהדות וגלישה עובדים ביחד
הנה הכתבה שלי בכאן 11 כך שאני רב, מוהל וגולש. אני גם מדבר על הפילוסופיה שלי לגבי יהדות וחיים.
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Sep 51 min
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 141 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 131 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 61 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 311 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 241 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 221 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 181 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 91 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 301 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 201 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 101 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 71 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 301 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 221 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 141 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 71 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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