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Hayim Leiter is a rabbi, mohel, wedding officiant and member of a private beit din in Israel. He founded Magen HaBrit, an organization that protects the ceremony of brit milah and the children who undergo it. He lives in Efrat and can be reached on X.

While it may be true that actions in Belgium and Ireland are legal overreaches directed at the Jewish community, playing the antisemitic card may be doing more harm than good.
It has been a gut-wrenching two months of worry.
The Jewish people are commanded to wipe out the memory of Amalek—men, women, children, even livestock.
We must show the world that we are strong and united with a common message.
This morning’s news reminded me that no place in the world is safe for a Jew.