by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Nov 12, 2010 | Vayetzei
What kind of Jew cuts a deal with G-d? What a chutzpah to say to G-d: I will behave; I will do Your will – IF – You promise to take care of me. The true servant of G-d, you would think, worships his Creator with unconditional servitude. He or she will do...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 28, 2010 | Chayei Sarah
A while ago I coined a new term; “Ephronic”. It refers to some one who talks and talks about the good they are going to do but in the end do absolutely nothing. Whether it be an act of charity, personal weight loss diet, a physical or spiritual fitness...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 14, 2010 | Lech Lecha
The following drasha was given at the Saranac Synagogue in Buffalo on Shabbat Lech Lecha 5747 (1986), and transcribed from memory by Jeffery Zucker. In this week’s parsha we read that Abraham (or Abram), notwithstanding all his spiritual and material progress,...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jun 11, 2010 | Korach
The children of Korach were in a dilemma. They were sitting with their father when Moshe and his entourage walked by. Who could not stand up for Moshe? On the other hand, they knew how their father Korach felt toward Moshe. They knew if they stood up for the leader of...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | May 28, 2010 | Behaalotcha
Moses was the quintessential leader. He fearlessly served our people as a shepherd, teacher, coach and of course a prophet at every moment of every day. Time after time he represented us before G-d, he defended us before G-d, and he argued with G-d on our behalf....
