Rabbi Sender Haber

Rabbi, Monsey, NY

The King Has No Healthcare!

There is no record of public outcry against King Chizkiyahu’s Healthcare Reform Plan. Until Chizkiyahu, doctors and patients consulted the Sefer Harefuos. It was an ancient book dating back King Solomon and, according to the Rambam, an effective medical text. Some say...

Movers and Shakers

I’ve had a very pluralistic summer. I met new people, went new places and did new things. As the summer draws to a close it is time to draw some conclusions and let my mother know that I’ve been gainfully occupied. First of all, there is my family. We celebrated...

Upsherin: The Rest of the Story

My son Moshe just turned three. If he were a tree he would be entering the year of ‘Neta Ravai’ and experiencing his first harvest. He would also be a lot quieter. We gave him his first haircut shortly after his third birthday, and I shared some remarks on...

Parshas Balak: Unterpersönlichkeit

Bilaam had a very personal relationship with Hashem. He spoke to Hashem and Hashem spoke back. The poetry and prose found in this week’s parsha is very possibly the most beautiful Poetry found in the Torah. From a poetic perspective, his words seem to be even more...

We Are Their World

I clearly wasn’t worth killing and I hoped that the guy with the gun would remember that. I patiently and pensively attempted to read my attacker’s thoughts as I realized that there was very little I could do to defend myself. It was late at night and I was in the...

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