Rabbi Sender Haber

Rabbi, Monsey, NY

Matos Masai – The Land of Love

The Land of Love Moshe Rabbeinu led an accomplished life. He took us out of Egypt and brought Hashem and the Torah to the eyes of the world. Still, his greatest dream was to enter the land of Israel. In Parshas Va’eschanan, Moshe begged in 515 different ways to enter...

Pinchas – Compassion

The daughters of Tzelafched were upset because their father had died and there was nobody to inherit his land. They approached “Moshe, Elazar, and the heads of the tribes with their query” (27:1-2). This seems odd. Once they approached Moshe, why would they approach...

Balak – Just Because

Bilaam began by going up on a mountain so that he could look down and see how isolated and alone we were. We weren’t surrounded or protected by other nations and allies. We weren’t looking over our shoulders to see what others were thinking. He intended to curse our...

Korach – The Sons of Korach

Tehillim is divided into five books, with the second beginning at Chapter 42. Perek 42 begins with a surprising introduction:  Lamnatzeach, to the conductor, maskil, a thoughtful psalm, l’vnei Korach, for the sons of Korach. How do Korach and his family have a role in...