Rav Hayim Leiter
Message in a Bottle
This may seem ridiculous, but the other day was a significant turning point in my career. No, I didn’t perform a Brit Milah for a famous
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Aug 14, 20221 min read
No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition
I have always hated Tisha B’av. I’m a terrible faster; and since I didn’t grow up commemorating Judaism’s days of mourning, I’ve always
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Aug 2, 20221 min read
Nothing New at The New Yorker
The New Yorker is at it again. After running Gary Shteyngart's botched circumcision piece last October, they just published an animated
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Jul 28, 20221 min read
Who Disinvited You?
I love what I do. I’m an Orthodox rabbi and mohel, and have been for more than a decade now. That means I’ve dedicated my life’s work to
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 23, 20221 min read
?האם להסתיר את היהדות
את השבת האחרונה ביליתי בבולגריה. הייתה לי זכות לבצע ברית מילה בסופיה ביום שישי ואין טיסות ישירות לארץ אחר הצהריים, לכן לא היתה אופציה לחזור
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 20, 20221 min read
Hidden In Plane Sight?
I spent last Shabbat in Bulgaria. I was blessed to have a Brit Milah in Sofia on Friday and there were no direct flights to Ben Gurion after
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 6, 20221 min read
As the World Burns
I once saw a man die. Even though it was on video, the image has never left my mind. It was a few years ago, during the wave of bulldozer
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Rav Hayim Leiter
May 13, 20221 min read
The Unkindest Cut
God, I really hope no one looks at me this way. “The Mohel” written and directed by Charles Wahl, which made the rounds of film festivals...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Apr 9, 20221 min read
American Rabbis, Convert Yourselves
This week, the leaders of America’s largest Orthodox and Zionist organizations met with Israel’s minister of religious affairs,
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Mar 23, 20221 min read
להקיא או לשבח
אני לא חשבתי שאי פעם אגיד את זה אבל אני מאוד גאה בליאור שליין. לאנשים שלא שמעו, שליין, שמגדיר עצמו כאתיאיסט והתנגד בעבר לטקס ברית המילה
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Mar 16, 20221 min read
For Bile or For Praise?
I never thought I’d say this, but I couldn’t be prouder of Lior Schleien, the Israeli comedian, producer, and television host. For those who
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 20, 20221 min read
What's Brit Milah Ever Done to You?
It’s been a rough couple of months for Brit Milah. It feels like there’s a tidal shift in the liberal Jewish world in people’s attitude
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 9, 20221 min read
המרוץ ליהדות
אני לא גדלתי בבית דתי. היינו מה שנקרא משפחה מסורתית אמריקאית. הדרך שלי ליהדות התחילה בבית ספר תיכון במצעד החיים. ההורים שלי היו בהלם ירדתי
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 8, 20221 min read
The Race to be Jewish
I didn’t grow up observant. We were what I’d call involved liberal Jews. My first steps towards a more traditional lifestyle started in
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Jan 3, 20221 min read
My Pilgrimage to Nazareth
A mother from South Africa contacted our Beit Din in the hopes of converting herself and her two children here in Israel. This work would no
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Oct 29, 20211 min read
From Croatia With Love
About a month ago, I received a call from a mother in Croatia. “We have no mohel in our region, can you come when our son is born?”
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Oct 12, 20211 min read
This is not Welcome
I hesitated to write this. Spending time responding to fringe anti-circumcision groups only gives them more exposure and that’s the last
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Oct 9, 20211 min read
The New Yorker's Botched Circumcision Article
I just performed a Brit Milah; It was far from my first and, please God, it won’t be my last. In fact, it wasn’t even my first with this
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Aug 23, 20213 min read
אני אחתן את ארטיום דולגופיאט
יש המון דיבור בקהל שלנו שארטיום דולגופיאט, האיש השני שזכה במדליית זהב אולימפית בתולדות ישראל, אינו יכול להתחתן. אבל זה לא בדיוק האמת. לפי...
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Rav Hayim Leiter
Aug 20, 20211 min read
מה לעשות על גירות וחתונות בארץ
זה ראיון רדיו עם ״כאן מורשת״ על ענייני גירות וחתונת בארץ ישראל.
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