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Rav Hayim Leiter
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My Three Dads
In the last few weeks, I’ve fathered three babies to three separate women, none of whom were my wife. Now, let me be clear – I have never
Rav Hayim Leiter
Sep 25, 20191 min read


The World’s Stumbling Stone
“Can we push off the Bris until we move back to Israel?”, the father of the baby asked me a few months ago. “Unfortunately, no. But why...
Rav Hayim Leiter
Aug 11, 20191 min read


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Jul 8, 20190 min read


Foreskin at The Forefront
The anti-circumcision movement has truly arrived in Israel. The Zehut party came under fire last week when Moshe Feiglin would not...
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 27, 20191 min read


The All Night Bris
My trip to Saint Petersburg actually began in Sde Boker. My family and I were spending Shabbat there just prior to the red eye I was taking
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 12, 20191 min read


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
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