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Rav Hayim Leiter
Nov 18, 20240 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Emotions in Conflict
Cheering the deaths of our enemies is antithetical to who we are as Jews. But suppressing these emotions is getting more challenging
Rav Hayim Leiter
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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The Obvious Answer
Bari Weiss, founder of the Free Press and host of the podcast, is a reliable advocate for Israel. She is a bullhorn for the truth
Rav Hayim Leiter
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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הרב הגולש מאמין שיהדות וגלישה עובדים ביחד
הנה הכתבה שלי בכאן 11 כך שאני רב, מוהל וגולש. אני גם מדבר על הפילוסופיה שלי לגבי יהדות וחיים.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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The Unifying Israel Experience
The present situation seeps into all aspects of our lives. If there’s one thing all Israelis have in common, it’s that life consistently
Rav Hayim Leiter
Sep 5, 20241 min read
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The Arrest of a Mohel in Ireland Has Shaken Me to My Core
This is the first time a rabbi has been arrested for performing circumcision since the time of the Nazis.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Aug 14, 20241 min read
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When Kinot Actually Work
We usually bring a child for trips like these but how lucky we were that she went alone.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Aug 13, 20241 min read
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Israel is Not Your Enemy
From the image of Gabriel Medina seen around the world, to some of the best competitive conditions ever, the majority of the Olympics was...
Rav Hayim Leiter
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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God Only Knows
As a Bill Maher fan, I respect his truth-seeking, but his recent monologue on the Trump assassination attempt and religious language...
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jul 31, 20241 min read
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At The Ready
Security issues are handled differently in Israel. When situations arise, civilians rise to the occasion...
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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The Ebb and Flow of Surfing
I’m known as (one of) the surfing rabbi(s). Surfing is everything to me. Perhaps I should qualify that:
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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This is Dead Wrong
The assault on the former president is roundly being condemned, as is the Israeli strike on Khan Yunis.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jul 18, 20241 min read
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Evil This Way Comes
As much as we’d like to compare the two, Gaza is not Nazi Germany — it’s markedly worse. The inculcation and dissemination of Jew hatred in
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jul 9, 20241 min read
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Our Security Comes First
Everyone has an opinion on the war in Gaza and how to handle the Arab Israeli conflict. And it’s not just that people hold these opinions,
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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The Threat to Jews is Real and it's Time to Face it
Many who attend the rallies and cry for justice have no sense of the actual situation on the ground in Israel.
Rav Hayim Leiter
Jun 20, 20241 min read
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