Rabbi Sender Haber

Rabbi, Monsey, NY

al-Zaadi Made Us Think

al-Zaadi pushed his luck; al-Zaadi made Bush duck; al-Zaadi tried to teach Bush wrong from right. Two shoes at the Bush flew from his hand, But it may not have been worth the slight. (with apologies to Moshe Yess & Megama) Palestinian Leaders have invited Iraqi...

The Mysterious Mr. Malik

Good salesman don’t have business cards. A good deal is now or never; you make the sale or you don’t. Business cards are an excuse to stall, to procrastinate and to forget. I received this lesson from Louis the Encyclopedia Salesman as he Lassoed me with a...

The Guest That Shouldn’t Leave

“Obey any words that the host does say – unless he tells you to go away” This counter intuitive piece of etiquette appears in the Talmud (Pesachim 86b) as well as in the Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law, OC 170:5). My wise friend, Dr. Behrooz...

Lentil Soup Is Not Red

Some people are troubled by Evolution, Intelligent Design, Prophesy and the Oneness of G-d. I’m cool with all that. I’m troubled by Lentil Soup. Lentil Soup Is Not Red. Even the reddest of lentils always turn yellow when cooked. So what was that Red, Red stuff that...

Do You Have Time for Eliezer’s Story?

Efron the Chitti liked to talk about how great he was, but the Torah did not even spell out his entire name. Eliezer considered himself a simple servant and the Torah quotes his narrative at length. (Eliezer’s narrative is described as “Siach” and is...

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