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...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 1, 2001 | Korach
I can’t help but tell you about a documentary that I watched last week while I was on vacation. It made such an impression on me that I must share the inspiration. “Walking in to thin Air” is a true story about an adverse group of men and women that...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 1, 2001 | Chukat
Moshe was upset. His dear and beloved sister Miriam had died. Moshe was worried. The well that followed the Jews around in the desert had dried up; there was no water. The people got thirsty and began to complain. They were after all in a desert! Moshe said, Shimu na...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 18, 2000 | Shemini
“And it came to pass on the eighth day of inauguration of the Mishkan.” Six Parshios and at least 12 difficult tractates of the Talmud are dedicated to getting us ready for this great moment. There were so many things that we needed to know. How do we...
