by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Dec 23, 2012 | Vayigash
In today’s parsha, we read how Joseph reveals himself to his brothers. “And Joseph could not restrain himself before all his attendants, and he cried out: `Let every man go out from before me’. And no man stood with him, when Joseph made himself...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Dec 14, 2012 | Mikeitz
Sometimes saying ‘Boruch Hashem’ is not so easy. “If one digs deep into their soul to find blessing and then articulates that blessing in the form of praise to G-d, the Presence of G-d, the Shechina, will immediately rest on that individual and...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Nov 23, 2012 | Vayetzei
“No man ever said on his deathbed, ‘I wish I had spent more time in the office.’” I’ve heard this sentimental quotation so many times in my life. I’ve heard it from motivational speakers, at Outreach seminars and even in Yeshivah. It seems to ring true. I...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 26, 2012 | Lech Lecha
“Abraham was one, yet he inherited the land…” (Yechezkel 33; 24) ??? ??? ????? Abraham was alone, he was lonely, he was only one. He was alone in his fight against paganism; he was alone on his march of monotheism; and he was alone in his profound understanding...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 19, 2012 | Bereishit, Noach
The first few chapters of the Torah tell us the story of the family of man. It all started, of course, with Adam and Eve. Cain and Abel were born; Cain killed Abel; Cain had a family and Abel had no descendants. Adam and Eve continued their process of procreation and...
