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Rabbi Hayim Leiter

Rabbi Hayim Leiter

The Jewish Week

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I’m a lifelong surfer. The waves don’t scare me, but traveling as a Jew does.

I am a life-long surfer but I’ve never been much of a surf traveler. The search for the perfect wave has long been embedded in surfing culture, but...

23.09.2026 10

The Jewish Week

Rabbi Hayim Leiter

A bris between missile alerts was the ultimate show of Jewish defiance against a tyrannical enemy

“I’m not doing this!” the mother screamed. “Tell everyone they can go home — I won’t hold my baby’s Bris while rockets are on the...

03.03.2026 40

The Jewish Week

Rabbi Hayim Leiter

I traveled from Israel to Spain to convert new Jews. A single ‘Sababa’ made me feel safer.

I’ve been to Madrid twice, both times to perform ritual circumcisions, and both trips overlapped with some of the saddest yearly Jewish...

04.02.2026 50

The Jewish Week

Rabbi Hayim Leiter