by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Sep 26, 2008 | Rosh Hashanah, Elul, Nitzavim
How does the Ribono Shel Olam decide our destiny for the upcoming year? How does He judge us? The answer is simple. The same way we judge others. A Medrash. Hashem said to Moshe “Hain Kirvu Yamecho Lamus”. Your time has come. The end of your life is here....
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 25, 2008 | Matot
If there are so many people going ‘off the derech’ maybe it’s the ‘derech’ that is ‘off the derech”! There are too many people that just don’t seem to fit in. Let’s open a window into Jewish history just where this week’s Parsha takes us. By this time Moshe had...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 14, 2008 | Balak
Someone once told me a story about a young married man that had a daily Torah session with the venerable Rav Shlomo Zalman Aurebach of blessed memory. One day the young man informed the famous rabbi that he wouldn’t be able to make it to their session the next...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jun 12, 2008 | Chanukah
Lately I have started praying for something new. I still pray for good health, for my children, for peace in Israel, and for parnossa — but I now realize that it really all comes down to one thing. I have started praying for the Shechinah. I realize that when G-d...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jun 12, 2008 | Behaalotcha, Chanukah
Lately I have started praying for something new. I still pray for good health, for my children, for peace in Israel, and for parnossa — but I now realize that it really all comes down to one thing. I have started praying for the Shechinah. I realize that when G-d...
