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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


Give Brit Mila a Chance
It was the holiday season about ten years ago when I got the call: it’s a boy. My older sister was the first of my siblings to have a child
Rav Hayim Leiter
Oct 22, 20171 min read


The Apple of My i
The first Apple event I’ve ever watched was last week and it was an eye-opening experience. Maybe I’m missing something because I’m not the
Rav Hayim Leiter
Sep 18, 20171 min read


Baseless Hatred
At the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade this past year, someone on sidelines stood out more than the marchers. And that’s no small feat at an
Rav Hayim Leiter
Aug 2, 20171 min read


The World Within
“The children are still in foster care,” the grandmother told me. “The parents haven’t gotten their drug habits under control.”
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 26, 20171 min read


License to Mohel
My name is Hayim Leiter and I am an unlicensed mohel. Now I know what you’re thinking, ‘Shouldn’t he be arrested or something?’
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 13, 20171 min read


Business As Usual...?
Being a mohel is its own animal. It’s different from your run-of-the-mill business. A standard business model focuses on getting the word
Rav Hayim Leiter
May 29, 20171 min read


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May 11, 20170 min read


"You're not Conservative, are you?"
It was almost midnight a few weeks ago when I received a text from a fellow mohel asking, “What is ‘inter-milah’? I need to explain to the
Rav Hayim Leiter
Apr 26, 20171 min read


It's On Me
“We want it L’Mitzvah”, the father of the baby said. I’m not sure if it was my translation of Hebrew into in English or his translation...
Rav Hayim Leiter
Mar 20, 20171 min read


Trump Versus Clinton: To circumcise a non-Jewish baby or not
Nothing portrays our dilemma of circumcising children of non Jewish mothers in our generation better than the grandchildren of both
Rav Hayim Leiter
Mar 2, 20179 min read


International Mohel of Mystery
“You don’t need to check your bag. It’ll fit in the overhead compartment,” the woman checking me in said. “I can’t.” “Why?” she asked. Since
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 13, 20171 min read
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