by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Apr 27, 2007 | Chukat
Moshe was grieving for his sister. In his frustration, He admonished the people, and called them “morim” which has the same letters as Miriam (MRYM), he said: Miriam is dead; how will I ever be able to get water from a rock without her? Miriam occupied a...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Apr 27, 2007 | Chukat
The greatest attribute of our people is that we are a stiff necked people. The greatest fault of our people is that we are a stiff necked people! There was a plague in the desert which was caused by the complaining and bickering of the Jewish people. They were...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Apr 1, 2007 | Pesach/Passover
Table of Contents Background The Month Of Nisan Maot Chittin A Pre-Passover Custom Passover Guideline for Passover Preparations The Passover Seder Background Our ancestors originally arrived to live in Egypt in order to escape the harsh famine in the land of Canaan....
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Nov 7, 2006 | Yom Kippur
A. Make a list of the people you have hurt including your relatives. Next to each name indicate what you did and the effect it had. Write down why you feel badly about it. Try asking them or writing them a letter for forgiveness. If the person is no longer alive take...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Nov 2, 2006 | Uncategorized
I once spoke with a man who was stationed outside New Delhi in India, had changed his name to Swama Ganganti and was the head of the entire educational system of Hari Krishna. He came to see me wearing flowing orange robes and with clay on his head. “Why? I...
