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Rabbi Sender Haber

Rabbi, Monsey, NY
Shabbos Hagadol 5780 – A Very Narrow Bridge

Shabbos Hagadol 5780 – A Very Narrow Bridge

I It is documented that for at least nine hundred years it has been the custom of Jews to congregate in shul on the afternoon of the Shabbos before Pesach to hear the Rabbi speak. But that is not why this Shabbos is called Shabbos Hagadol – The Great Shabbos. The...
The Wicked Son’s Problem

The Wicked Son’s Problem

I The wicked son wants to know “What is this work to you?”, because he removed himself from the Klal – the Jewish people – he has denied the main thing. We blunt his teeth and tell him “Hashem did this for me when I left Egypt”. If he were there he would...
Hoshanos on Shabbos

Hoshanos on Shabbos

On Shabbos Chol Hamoed Sukkos, we say a special Hoshana from Rabbi Menachem ben Machir who lived about 1000 years ago. He is also the author of some of the Kinos and the ‘Reshus’ for the Chassan Torah on Simchas Torah. In the first couplet of the Hoshana we ask Hashem...
Stay the Course

Stay the Course

The Jewish people complained to Moshe that they had no water and Hashem told Moshe Rabbeinu to speak to a rock. Moshe, we are told, did not do exactly as he was commanded, rather than speaking to the rock he hit the rock. Why didn’t Moshe speak to the rock as...
How Should We Spend Our Day? A Shabbos Shuva Drosha

How Should We Spend Our Day? A Shabbos Shuva Drosha

Introduction Let’s assume for a moment that most of us don’t spend our entire day studying and praying. We have professions, homes, cars, families, and all sorts of things to keep us busy. What should our approach be to those other parts of our life? Are they our...