Rav Hayim Leiter
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
top of page
Rav Hayim Leiter
Certified Mohel
Search
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 26, 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.”
4 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 13, 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?’
4 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
May 29, 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
1 view0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Apr 26, 20171 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
7 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Mar 20, 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...
2 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Mar 2, 20179 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
22 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Feb 13, 20171 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
7 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jan 18, 20171 min read
He Only Took Tips?
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times; no one looks for the cheapest brain surgeon. And it would seem that the same would
11 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Dec 16, 20161 min read
Circumcision, Not So Clear Cut
This is an interview I did with the Boiyz Club. If you haven't heard of them, they're literally changing the face of Orthodox Judaism by
2 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Dec 6, 20161 min read
Intermarriage? Ha! Try Inter-milah
I have a confession. I officiated an inter-milah. The Bris was for an amazing family though. The father was Jewish but the mother was not.
65 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 2, 20161 min read
You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello
I’ve only worn blue hospital scrubs twice in my life and they were both in the last month and a half. The first was in the neonatal
3 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Sep 5, 20161 min read
Father of The Bris
This Bris got off to a rocky start, and the truth is it didn’t get any easier quickly. When I did the preliminary check of the baby
7 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Aug 1, 20161 min read
A Slice of Perfection
Am I nervous? You better believe it. With every Bris I do I’m nervous. But you know what? That’s a good thing. A Mohel needs to be on edge
7 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jul 4, 20161 min read
Sex, Lies, and Circumcisions
The most bizarre Bris I’ve ever had started as they all do, with a phone call. The voice on the other line introduced himself as Ralph
23 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 14, 20161 min read
Mohalim: The True Chosen People
Picture the scene: Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore watch as John Lovitz belts out one of the worst renditions of “Ladies Night” in disco
6 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
May 29, 20161 min read
Hey Mohel, You Suck!
“What do you do about the sucking”, the mother said to me in broken English, and it took all of my strength not to hug her with all my might
17 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
May 17, 20161 min read
Why am I a Mohel?
One word: money.
Well, in truth, that’s where the story began, but where it’s ended is a different place altogether. When I was on the road
8 views0 comments
Rav Hayim Leiter
May 4, 20161 min read
Don't Shoot, I'm a Mohel
I just finished watching season 12 episode 20 of Grey’s Anatomy. That’s right, I watch Grey’s Anatomy. And it’s not just because of my wife
10 views0 comments
bottom of page