by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 11, 1988 | Noach
When the Torah describes the crimes of the generation of the flood it says that they were guilty of idol worship, promiscuity, murder, and ‘chamas’. Rashi translates chamas as robbery. It was this crime that ultimately singled this generation beyond all...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Aug 6, 1988 | Matot, Massei
In the second of today’s two portions, we read a long list of the various places where the Israelites encamped during their forty years’ travel in the desert. A few of these place names are recognizable, but for the most part we do not know where these...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 1, 1988 | Naso
In today’s parsha, we read about an unpleasant event: the investigation by a kohen of a “sotah” – that is, a woman suspected by her husband of adultery, as a result of suspicious behavior on her part. In connection with this investigation, is...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 1, 1988 | Behaalotcha
In this week’s parsha, Moses is suffering from the incessant complaints of the Jews. Eventually he says to G-d: “I cannot bear all this people alone, for it is too heavy for me. If You would deal thus with me, please kill me, if I have found favor in Your...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 1, 1988 | Korach
This week’s parsha tells an earth-shattering tale (:-)). It is a favorite with rabbis for their droshas, since it describes the dire consequences of rebelling against the rabbinical authority. I would just like to make a little contribution to our understanding...
