by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 14, 2001 | Chayei Sarah
Avrohom Avinu had gone through so much and had achieved such great heights. At almost one hundred years old his mind was in the Heavens. It was at this supremely spiritual esoteric stage of his life that he was faced with a very down-to-earth challenge. He had to make...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Sep 24, 2001 | Sukkot
There will come a time when the Nations of the world will realize that without Mitzvos their lives are not complete. They will complain to G-d of his unfairness and beg Him for a second chance. Hashem will respond, “I have an easy Mitzvah called Sukkah”....
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Sep 24, 2001 | Sukkot
Why the Sukah? “Because G-d made us dwell in Sukos when we left Egypt.” Exactly what are we celebrating and remembering when we sit in a Sukah? There is a well-known dispute in the Gemarah. One opinion taught that we are celebrating the spirit of G-d. G-d...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Aug 6, 2001 | Pinchas
People who are too intense make us uncomfortable. But when you look at the great successes in life you often find zealots – people who had one cause that for them summed it all up. People that rose to the call at the necessary moment and summoned up an energy...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 1, 2001 | Behaalotcha
G-d told Moshe that he no longer has to carry the burden of the Jewish people alone. “Gather unto me seventy elders from the elders of Israel. Choose those that you know are the elders of the people and stand with them at the Ohel Moed.” Moshe was told to...
