by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jul 9, 2014
I officiated at two funerals last week. The first was at Bnai Isreal cemetery at the same time as the massive funeral in Modiin for the three boys murdered by terrorists. The second was at Forest Lawn at the exact same time as the unveiling of my grandfather’s...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jul 3, 2014
When we begin our meal on Friday night we are joined by two angels. One is good and one is bad. If they find the house lit up and the table set and everything arranged, the good angel says, ‘May it be the Will that next Shabbat will be like this.’ The bad angel is...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 30, 2014
“Rebbe Chanina ben Chachinai said: One who is awake at night or goes on the road by himself, and turns his heart to wasteful things, this person is taking his life in his hands.” The Mishna seems to be giving us an important practical lesson: If you are up...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 19, 2014
Throughout the Song of Songs, King Solomon compares the Jewish people to a rose. We are the Chavatzeles of the Sharon and the Shoshanah of the Valleys. A Chavatzeles is an underdeveloped bulb while a Shoshana is a fully developed rose, vibrant in all of its glory....
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 19, 2014
Sometimes we need to explain things that have no explanation. It might be a joke, a feeling of satisfaction, or intense anger. Explaining takes away a piece. Once you put it into words you lose the essence. You limit your experience to that which you can ariculate....
