Rav Hayim - mohel I רב חיים - מוהל

15/09/2026

I thought I knew how Europe should respond to the current Brit Milah crisis — I was wrong.

The Center of Excellence for Religious Male Circumcision (CERM) may offer a better way forward: one that protects Jewish religious freedom while raising the bar for safety and training.

I wrote about why I changed my mind, what’s happening to mohalim across Europe, and why this could be about much more than just Brit Milah.

Read my latest in Ynet News:

https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/r1n00mqbkzl


ynet Global

11/09/2026

A fitting message for the 25 anniversary of September 11th from Rabbi Avi Weiss

This year, the 25th anniversary of September 11 falls on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. That coincidence sent me back, in memory, to the morning itself.

10/09/2026

That’s a hot take

His comment reeks of Islamophobia.

09/09/2026

There’s more to come…

https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/everything-i-do-now-is-for-surfing-says-teen-at-inaugural-festival-in-virginia-beach

Jewish “Super Girls” take to the water and the weather.

06/09/2026

https://www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/2305327/european-commission-welcomes-medical-certification-for-jewish-circumcisioners

“We would welcome EU-level guidance as soon as possible on combining high medical standards with respect for freedom of religion.”

06/09/2026

זוהי מידע חשוב

ברית נסגרת בתוך ימים, והמזכרת לאורחים היא הפרט שהכי קל לשכוח והכי הרבה זוכרים. מה כותבים על הכרטיס, כמה מזמינים, מה עושים כשהשם עדיין בסוד, ואיך נמנעים מהטעות היקרה בי...

06/09/2026

03/09/2026

Apparently, living a normal life in Israel has become controversial.

Buying groceries. Turning on the air conditioning. Listening to music. Dancing.

There’s a growing tendency to treat ordinary Israeli life itself as something morally suspect—and forget what exactly Israel has been fighting to preserve.

https://www.jns.org/opinion/ray-hayim-leiter/hot-and-bothered-by-air-conditioners


JNS.org
HonestReporting

03/09/2026

Agreed

From the blog of Morey Schwartz at The Times of Israel