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Rav Hayim Leiter
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A Pocket Full of Miracles
This past Friday was a first for me. I’ve had two Britot in one day before, but since then, I’ve begun officiating weddings here in...
Rav Hayim Leiter
Apr 16, 20191 min read


Brit Milah is Under Attack
Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang brought the anti-circumcision attack to America this week. As reported by the Daily Beast, Yang
Rav Hayim Leiter
Mar 25, 20191 min read


From Royals to Mohels
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 28, 20191 min read


Not on Your Life
I’ve lost a few Britot in my career and I couldn’t be prouder of it. There have been times when parents have asked me to be their mohel and
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 20, 20191 min read


The Serbian Connection
My journey to Belgrade began a few weeks ago when I was in the states for my nephew’s Bris. While in Philadelphia, I missed a call from
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 3, 20191 min read


The Most Important Bris of My Life
“This is the most important Bris of your career” remarked my sister just before I performed her son’s Brit Milah three weeks ago. I...
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jan 17, 20191 min read


Cutting it Close
I too was once trapped on an El Al flight, only in my case it was my own fault. It all began a few months prior to the flight when two
Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 21, 20181 min read


An Unconventional Covenant
News flash: progressives and the covenant are at odds with each other. That’s right, Israel’s traditionalists are not submitting to the West
Rav Hayim Leiter
Oct 8, 20181 min read


The 24-Hour Bris
Europe is so different from Israel. Beyond the fact that the region I visited only had two hours of dark each night in the summer, there are
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jul 24, 20181 min read


Following Tradition to a Fault
Another baby almost died as a result of his Brit Milah. The article in Yeshiva World News recently reported: "‘Three days following the bris
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jul 9, 20181 min read


'Thank You' Doesn't See Enough
Iceland nearly banned circumcision this year. It all began last February when MP Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir of the Progressive party proposed
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 18, 20181 min read


Half Off on Circumcisions
Philip Veerman gives only half the story in his recent blog post, ‘Law proposal in Iceland heats up Children’s rights debate on circumcision
Rav Hayim Leiter
May 30, 20181 min read


A Mohel Reflects: Blood on All Our Hands
Last week, a baby almost died as a result of his brit mila. As one news report described, just after the brit ended in Kfar Yona, the parent
Rav Hayim Leiter
May 27, 20181 min read


Should We Stay or Should We Go
The Jews of Iceland should get out now. I posed this as a question on Facebook last week when the Icelandic legislation to ban circumcision
Rav Hayim Leiter
May 2, 20181 min read


The Silent Bris
The anticipation of a Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) brit is caught up with the stress of balancing the somber time of the Tz’firah
Rav Hayim Leiter
Apr 12, 20181 min read


The Mother of All Lies
The newest voice in the anti-circumcision movement comes from a very unlikely place. A 29-year-old mother from Nottingham is seeking legal
Rav Hayim Leiter
Apr 10, 20181 min read


Ban Together
European Jewry is in serious trouble. For those of you who don’t get Google Alerts on circumcision, let me bring you up to speed.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 26, 20181 min read


In Your Blood, Live
Rabbi Raziel Shevach was brutally gunned down two weeks ago while driving near his home in Havat Gilad. The terrorist behind the crime died
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 1, 20181 min read


Mending Old Wounds
My last Brit Milah was a complicated one. The father was raised in Israel, born to Jewish parents, while the mother had undergone a Reform
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jan 1, 20181 min read


Like Father Like Son
My phone rang as I was walking out of my daughter’s school. An unidentified number. Most people hesitate to answer such a call, but that’s
Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 27, 20171 min read
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