In Your Blood, Live
Rabbi Raziel Shevach was brutally gunned down two weeks ago while driving near his home in Havat Gilad. The terrorist behind the crime...
Mending Old Wounds
My last Brit Milah was a complicated one. The father was raised in Israel, born to Jewish parents, while the mother had undergone a...
Like Father Like Son
My phone rang as I was walking out of my daughter’s school. An unidentified number. Most people hesitate to answer such a call, but...
Give Brit Mila a Chance
This post originally appeared in the Jerusalem Post It was the holiday season about ten years ago when I got the call: it’s a boy. My...
The Apple of My i
The first Apple event I’ve ever watched was last week and it was an eye-opening experience. Maybe I’m missing something because I’m not...
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...
The World Within
“The children are still in foster care,” the grandmother told me. “The parents haven’t gotten their drug habits under control.” This...
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?’ ...
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...
