by Rabbi Sender Haber | Mar 18, 2011
The most important asset that we have is our Torah. We are the People of the Book. The study of the Written and Oral Torah is the most important Mitzvah in the Torah and the foundation upon which all of Judaism stands. The most important book of the Oral Law is the...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jan 25, 2011
My seven-year-old daughter recently asked for a puzzle of a Gadol. In the age of ‘Gedolim Memory’ and ‘Gedolim Guess Who’, her request is perfectly reasonable but still slightly odd. I can’t help but imagine completing a puzzle only to realize that Rav Shach’s...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Dec 19, 2010
I have a brother who spends an extraordinary amount of time at the Kosel Hamaaravi (the Western Wall). Before he was married he even brought each of his dates to the Kotel. Despite the presence of a Mechitza, my brother managed to make these dates meaningful by...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Dec 14, 2010
Many of my childhood memories are cold and stormy. I grew up in Buffalo, NY who’s major natural resource is snow. To be sure, the Jewish Community of Buffalo is a friendly and vibrant community, but we spent our share of time watching the snow and waiting for a...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 8, 2010
I hope that Shalom Mordechai Levine never reads this blog. Shalom Mordechai is a close friend of mine and was my Chavrusa in Lakewood. We learned together right in front of the Aron Kodesh in the main Beis Medrash. When I left Lakewood for Norfolk, Shalom worried that...
