by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Nov 20, 2015 | Vayetzei
This week’s Dvar Torah is dedicated to Mrs. Toby Singer who passed into Gan Eden this past week. Growing up in Buffalo, NY, Mrs. Singer’s home was my second home. She taught me by example about Judaism, Torah and life. It was there that I learned about the light of...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 30, 2015 | Vayeira
Avrohom Avinu is often referred to as ‘the first Jew’. He stood out from the masses in one important way. He searched for truth. He lived by the truth. He always did what was right. “Avraham, from his earliest childhood, began his own intellectual search for truth and...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 23, 2015 | Lech Lecha, Vayeira
Abraham in his life time endured ten great challenges. He withstood them all. (Pirkei Avos 5) Abraham was not the first human being to be tested by G-d. Adam and Eve were also tested; but they were not able to stand up to God’s test. The generations following Adam...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 9, 2015 | Bereishit
Adam and Eve had three sons. The first two were the famous Cain and Abel. The third is introduced in the following manner. “When Adam had lived 130 years, he begot a son in his likeness after his image [bid’muso k’tsalmo], and named him Seth”...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Sep 25, 2015 | Sukkot
There is an old story about a man who attended Daf Yomi and knew just how to build a sukkah. He bought his lumber, marked off the shiurim, measured for lavud, made his plumb line. He followed the Gemara exactly and was very proud of his perfect sukkah. With a big...