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Rabbi Sender Haber

Rabbi, Monsey, NY
Shekalim – Do We Have a 50% Ceiling?

Shekalim – Do We Have a 50% Ceiling?

None of us are perfect. We are born half good and half bad. That is part of being human. There will always be a part of us that is insensitive, egotistic, and irrational. There is another half as well that is full of holiness, giving, and yearning. We will never...
Yehudah!

Yehudah!

So much of the parsha centers on Yosef, but I think it is important for us to think about Yehudah as well. The Parsha begins with a showdown between Yehudah and Yosef. Besides for the immediate issue of Binyamin, there was a natural friction between the two of them....

Utilizing Miracles

When I was a teenager my family and I moved to Australia. Upon our arrival we met a young family. The father had passed away and the mother and her two sons were becoming involved in Yiddishkeit. As it turned out, they were relatives of our friends in Toronto and were...

Parashas Shoftim: Royal Retrospection

My father grew up in Buffalo, NY. At one point he decided that he would like to become a Rabbi in Buffalo. He went to Israel and studied in Jerusalem for many years until he was ready to go back and become a Rabbi. Everyone thought he was crazy. “You’re leaving...

Vacation in Lakewood

Vacation where?! I get the same response from everyone. Lakewood is pretty intense town. Even during the three week summer break the dress code stays the same: black pants, white button down shirts, jackets and hats. Everyone davens three times a day in serious...