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Rav Hayim Leiter
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When purpose finds you
When I received the midweek call for a Shabbat Bris, I didn’t feel my normal rush of excitement.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Mar 11, 20251 min read


Depravity on Display for The World to See
Hate-filled actors in Gaza and Australia show their true colors, and it’s causing a shift in public opinion.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 27, 20251 min read


Kenya Help
As I looked around the plane and noticed I was one of the only white people on board, the reality of traveling to Kenya started to set in.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 24, 20251 min read


Hamas, We Got Your Message...
Terrorists released those who were in better physical condition first so that the world could once again turn its back on the Jewish state.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 10, 20251 min read


כולם רוצים לרצוח אותנו – ואתה רוצה להצטרף
ישבנו מול אדם מדהים שכל רצונו להצטרף לעם שלנו, בעוד אחרים מהאזור שבו גדל רוצים רק להרוג אותנו — וגם אותו בקרוב
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 9, 20251 min read


They all want to kill us – are you sure you want to convert?
We sat across from an amazing person whose only desire is to join our people, while others from the area he grew up want only to kill us
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 9, 20253 min read


Much to My Chagrin
I’m a huge comedy fan. I have been since the first time I watched SNL in middle school. That’s why Dave Chappelle’s monologue hit me so hard
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jan 26, 20251 min read


The Ravages of War Have Come Close to Home
Shabbat's rocket attack made the next day's Brit Milah that much sweeter. But that was only the beginning of my day.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jan 16, 20251 min read


Jewish Duty Matters More Than Your Happiness
You can date anyone you want, but you must marry a Jew. That was my family’s mantra.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jan 1, 20251 min read


It's not a bad as you make it seem
“We should carpet bomb Gaza and ignore the civilian casualties because the Arabs are the modern incarnation of our Biblical enemy Amelek.”
Rav Hayim Leiter
Dec 22, 20241 min read


The Truth About My Army Service
As sometimes happens in my profession as a mohel, the best laid plans must change. I received a call midweek to perform a Bris in
Rav Hayim Leiter
Dec 11, 20241 min read


Choose or Lose
Diaspora Jews, the time has come to face a harsh reality: the only true protection you have is your own. You need to fight back.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 28, 20241 min read


עדות השמיים
זו לא הייתה חתונה שגרתית ואשת הקשר שלי הייתה הבת של החתן והכלה. בגלל השעה המאוחרת, לא הייתי בטוח שנוכל לסדר את כל הפרטים בזמן
Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 26, 20241 min read


Heaven Bear Witness
This was not your everyday nuptials. Due to the late hour, I was unsure we could work out all the details in time.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 25, 20241 min read


Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 18, 20240 min read


A Self-Inflicted Pogrom?
Tearing down a flag, shouting disrespectful slogans and even the destruction of property is not the same as systematically hunting down Jews
Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 13, 20241 min read


A Concentrated Effort
I am horrible at Yom Kippur davening. I don’t know if I’m stellar the rest of the year, but the fast completely wrecks my focus. I spend...
Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 3, 20241 min read


מאמץ ממוקד
אני נוראי בתפילות יום הכיפורים. אני לא יודע אם אני מצטיין בשאר ימות השנה, אבל הצום הורס לי את הריכוז. אני מבלה את רוב היום במחשבה על כמה...
Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 3, 20241 min read


Bombs Over Britot
As a few of us made our way to our cars, we heard three large explosions in the distance. This is not the norm for Gush Etzion.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Oct 22, 20241 min read


Mohel, Interrupted
For the past year, I’ve worried about what I would do if air-raid sirens sounded while I was performing a brit milah.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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