by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | May 1, 2007 | Sukkot, Pesach/Passover, Shavuot
Holidays are those times in the year which draw our attention to a special message underlying them. They ask us to take to heart certain fundamental truths that they aim to impress upon us. Rising above the other days of the year, they call us out of our humdrum...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Apr 27, 2007 | Ki Tavo
G-d created the world just so that we could come to Israel We have just arrived in Israel looking forward to some fresh spiritual inspiration. But it is very difficult to do so. How can we think about our soul when our body is in pain? The two sadistic bombings that...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Apr 27, 2007 | Ki Tavo
They loved the Torah and argued for it. “Today,” said Moshe, “you have become a people.” (Devarim 27; 10). Why only today? Moshe spoke these words to the Jewish people after forty years of remarkable Jewish history that took place in the...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Apr 27, 2007 | Re'eh, Elul
Peace doesn’t come with a roadmap A year ago today tens of young people were killed, injured, and traumatized while eating lunch in the cafeteria of Hebrew University. They were attacked because they are Jews that live or study in Israel. They died al Kiddush...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Apr 27, 2007 | Ekev
This is a difficult time for Israel. All of us our glued to our news sources searching to find any new development on the war in Israel. Unfortunately the news has not been good. Here in Jerusalem you can find posters on the walls of the city announcing the funerals...
