by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 27, 2017 | Lech Lecha
The story in the Torah of Avrohom Avinu begins when Avrohom was 75 years old. Avraham had already lived a full life by now and is already at the stage in life when most people envisage taking things a little easier after many full and active years. Yet, this is where...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 20, 2017 | Noach
Noach was a remarkable individual, a wunderkind from the outset. His arrival in the world was announced as a transformative event in history. The inability of the earth to produce anything other than קוץ ודרדר, thistles and thorns as a result of the sin of Adam and...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Aug 25, 2017 | Shoftim
What will it be like to watch Moshiach walking the streets of Jerusalem? The Talmud advises us, that if the opportunity arises we should expend effort to observe the royalty of the world. Seeing the operations of the kings and queens of the world will help us...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 21, 2017 | Matot, Massei
I’m feeling okay about the nine days this year. Even Tisha B’Av! That may sound radical, so let’s explain why. The Talmud (Yoma 5) describes a scene toward the desecration and destruction of the Beis HaMikdash by the Babylonians. According to the Medrash in Eicha, a...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 14, 2017 | Pinchas
There was once a Chasidic Rebbe known as the ‘Rebbe Ha’Katan’. He was six years old when he inherited the mantle of the rebbe. Because of his age, he was assigned an uncle, a great person in his own right, to guide and teach him until he was ready to take over the...
