by Rabbi Sender Haber | Feb 20, 2019
I’ve been thinking about the second set of Luchos. Why were they necessary? We don’t have them today and they don’t seem that integral to the Jewish people. As a matter of fact, the idea of a symbol that we can gather around and pray toward seems almost wrong in the...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jun 30, 2016
The Jewish people could be pardoned for spying on the land of Israel. It was a regular military tactic and an example of good planning. Their problem was the way that they looked at the land. They forgot about Hashem’s promise and they forgot that the conquest was not...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | May 6, 2016
After the death of Aharon’s two sons Moshe came and told Aharon that he should not enter the Kodesh Hakodashim. Rav Yosi Haglili confirms that the sons of Aharon had been killed as a punishment for their entry. Something seems wrong here. If the sons were punished for...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jul 9, 2015
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...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jun 17, 2015
I officiated at a funeral this morning for a woman named Martha Shapiro – Masha bas Yosef ע”ה – who had passed away at the age of 107. Although I did not have the privilege of knowing Martha, I remember reading her article in the paper last December and...
