Rabbi Leo Dee

Following tragedy: Rabbi Leo Dee remarries

Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife Lucy and daughters Maia and Rina were murdered in a terror attack two years ago, remarries to Aliza Teplitsky.

Why I prayed on Temple Mount this morning

The day we take the Temple Mount back, the day we free our oldest hostage, that’s the day we’ll also free all the others. Op-ed.

On his wedding day

Rabbi Leo Dee detained on Temple Mount

Rabbi Leo Dee, who lost his wife and two daughters in a 2023 terror attack, was detained on the Temple Mount for praying with tefillin and banned for a week, just hours before his wedding.

Parashat Chukat:

When our greatest weakness becomes our greatest strength

In Chukat, the snake on the pole was not magic. It was a mirror.

Mazal Tov:

Bereaved father and husband Leo Dee announces engagement

Rabbi Leo Dee, who lost his wife and two of his daughters in a terror attack in the Jordan Valley, announced his engagement to Aliza Teplitsky.

Parashat Naso:

Building continuity

This week’s parsha, Naso, contains a passage so familiar that its poetry sometimes hides its depth: the Priestly Blessing. What is its message?

Rabbi Leo Dee:

How the Haggadah came to be

With the Jewish reoccupation of our homeland forbidden, we needed a ceremony and a text to commemorate Pesach, but how could we get it past the Roman censors?

50 million NIS of funds seized from PA for the Dee family

The Jerusalem District Court has issued a temporary garnishee order to seize 50 million shekels of Palestinian Authority funds for Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife Lucy and daughters Maia and Rina were murdered in a shooting attack two years ago.

Hanukkah - When the New Morality is just the Old Immorality

Just like our ancestors, the mighty Maccabees, armed with a Torah in one hand and an Iron Dome missile interception battery in the other, the Israeli people are defending the only true morality. Op-ed.

Vayeishev:

Where do they need me?

The greatest test of Emunah is to make changes to one’s life when things are going well.

Vayeitze:

The world’s biggest family

Am Yisrael is a family. We know it’s true. When Am Yisrael is in danger, we all ignore our differences and jump into action,

Why I’m suing the Palestinian Authority

If 1,000 families of terror victims in Israel were to sue the PA, we could collectively bankrupt the Palestinian Authority government and end their pay-for-slay terror funding scheme once and for all. Opinion.

Like sheep?

The hidden meanings in the Unetane Tokef prayer's comparison of the Jewish People to sheep.

Why I tore my shirt on TV

Tearing my shirt for the Temple had special significance this year, but should it?

Today's message from the Spies

There is a strong message in this week’s Torah portion and it is the call to return home, to make Aliyah.

Shavuot Freedom

Shavuot is the festival when we celebrate the receiving of the Torah and, in the words of the late Chief Rabbi Sacks zt”l, we celebrate being “free to” live a Jewish life.

Yom Yerushalayim Sameach - is it really sameach?

Perhaps the secret to Shalom in the world is a 20-acre plot of land lying right in the middle of our capital city over which we do not have jurisdiction.

Hashem is calling us home!

Last week Rabbi Leo Dee spoke to a shul congregation in Teaneck, New Jersey. This is a transcriipt of what he told them: Come home. Those signs are for you too.

Psalms 109 and 110 - a message from Rina

Rina's Book of Psalms had glass and blood on the page with Psalms 109 and 110. Could it be that Rina had been reading this page at the moment that the first bullets entered the car? What is the message for us?

Rabbi Leo Dee:

'Oct. 7th woke us up, we are in a time of redemption'

Bereaved husband and father Rabbi Leo Dee calls for Israel to remove existential threats and carry on to a long-term solution.

The haredim are our secret weapon

The rest of the world is also beginning to recognize the unique value of Israel’s religiously committed population.

Go and gather all the Jews

One of the most startling and heartwarming outcomes of this war has been the assembly of the Jewish people in battle and in support of one another.

Transforming the World - a book by Rabbi Leo Dee

The Jewish impact on modernity is explained in this clear, readable book in a way that presents the case for Jewish continuity and adds original creative insights to Torah observance. Review.

Casualties and Karma

Perhaps the suffering of their families will be an incentive for Palestinian Arabs to end the indiscriminate killing of Israeli civilians. I would like to believe that. Opinion.

Anti-Truth: Hamas’ latest weapon - in the parsha

Our enemies anti-truth forces us into defensive mode, explaining how we couldn't have perpetrated the atrocities of which they accuse us and distracts us from calling them to account for their own behavior. It doesn't have to be that way. Op-ed.

Rabbi Dee:

'I am proud of my son for supporting the hostages'

After his son was detained while protesting aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip, Rabbi Leo Dee says he understands why people go to protests. 'They are doing everything they can.'

Redemption and Hope

In our new post-October 7th world, there are also new priorities.

Bereaved father and husband:

'I hope we can maintain unity when the threat is gone'

Rabbi Leo Dee: "Everybody woke up to see that there was a new truth, there is good and there is evil in the world."

Heritage Minister to Rabbi Dee:

'The whole nation of Israel is behind you'

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu meets Rabbi Leo Dee after he was shoved while praying at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu:

'Be ashamed of yourselves for shoving bereaved father in prayer'

PM reacts to disruption of prayer service in Tel Aviv attended by Rabbi Leo Dee.

Rabbi Dee to Arutz Sheva:

'Protesters make a loud noise, but it's insignificant'

After being pushed by a protester, Rabbi Leo Dee describes the incident: 'Literally 5, maximum 10, people who came to disturb us.'

Tel Aviv:

Protester assaults bereaved father as he prayed

An anti-religion protester pushed Rabbi Leo Dee as he led a prayer service in Dizengoff Square.

Bereaved father:

'These are the tools we need during challenging times'

Rabbi Leo Dee offers words of inspiration at OU Israel’s Torah Modiin Conference. 'We live in a reality which is constantly changing.'

Rabbi Leo Dee:

'Good that killer's home tp be demolished, but PA will rebuild'

Husband, father of shooting attack reacts to IDF announcement homes of terrorists behind Passover, Eli attacks will be demolished.

Bereaved father:

Backing the Palestinian Authority is backing the wrong horse

Leo Dee: 'Israeli army protects PA from its own people, whom it abuses, because Israeli leaders claim this leads to stability and security.'

'Israel must start defeating its enemies again'

A meeting of the Knesset Israel Victory Caucus called for a change in Israel's approach to military conflicts.

Rabbi Leo Dee calls on PM to end financial support to PA

Rabbi Leo Dee called to stop supporting the Palestinian Authority 'which encourages murdering Israelis in front of their children.'

Bereaved father and husband:

Jewish violence creates darkness, IDF must fight against terror

Rabbi Leo Dee, who lost his wife and two daughters in a terror attack in Jordan Valley, writes against violent responses to recent terror

Leo Dee announces suit against CNN for Amanpour comments

Leo Dee announces intention to sue CNN for 'shootout' comments, says he rejected Christiane Amanpour's email apology.

Following uproar:

Amanpour apologizes for saying Dee family 'killed in a shootout'

CNN host Christiane Amanpour says she apologized to Rabbi Leo Dee: I misspoke.

Rabbi Leo Dee: Peace with Arabs will allow us to rebuild Temple

The bereaved father says he wants peace with the Arabs so that the Jewish People can 'rebuild the Temple' and really celebrate Jerusalem.