by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jun 9, 2017 | Behaalotcha, Sefer Bamidbar
Moshe Rabeinu has been through a lot in the last two years. He’s been Hashem’s shaliach to bring the people out of Egypt, performed miracles, split the sea, not to mention being the conduit for Torah descending from Heaven to Earth. You might think that he would...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Mar 10, 2017 | Tetzaveh
There are a few things in the Mishkan and in the Beit HaMikdosh that were Tamid or constant. Ner Tamid = There was always a fire burning. Korban Tamid – There was a sacrifice offered daily and then a third which is not usually on the list. “And Aaron shall bear...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Mar 3, 2017 | Terumah
As we left Mount Sinai we began building a sanctuary in the desert. Sinai and the Tabernacle were not independent concepts. The Ramban taught that the purpose of the Mishkan was to replicate Sinai. The experience of millions of Jews at Sinai had to remain with us as...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Feb 24, 2017 | Mishpatim
The Torah speaks about the realities of life. The Parsha opens with a story about a man who has fallen on hard times. He has no funds and feels that he has no choice but to sell himself as a slave. “Six years you shall work, and on the seventh year you shall go free.”...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Feb 3, 2017 | Bo, Beshalach
With all the miracles that took place in Egypt, one would think that there could be a better way to get rich. Moshe in the name of God commands and even begs the People of Israel to “borrow” as much gold and silver as they can from the Egyptians. We have no apparent...
