by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 14, 2001 | Vayechi
Yaakov wasn’t blind. Yitzchak was. Why Yitzchak couldn’t tell Yaakov from Esav, we can at least partially understand – he was blind. But now, Yosef brings his two sons Efraim and Menashe to his ailing father Yaakov. Yaakov looks at them and asks...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 14, 2001 | Vayigash
Yesterday was the Tenth of Tevet. The day Nebuchadnezar began his occupation of Jerusalem. All the Jews had lived in Israel for eight hundred and fifty years. The Bais HaMikdash in Jerusalem, built by Shlomo HaMelech, was four hundred and ten years old. Generations of...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 14, 2001 | Vayeshev
If you are called upon to make history – and accept the challenge upon yourself regardless of personal cost – the correct word to use while accepting is “”Hineini””. In the Torah “”Hineini”” – I am...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 14, 2001 | Vayishlach
To sign or not to sign? There have been times in all of our lives where we are faced with a dilemma or an inner struggle. Perhaps it is a business opportunity, a friendship or relationship that comes our way. A chance that will enhance our lives significantly that...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 14, 2001 | 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...
