by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jan 28, 2016
We read two songs last week. The first was sung by all of the Jewish people on the banks of the Yam Suf; the second was sung two hundred years later by Devorah and Barak at the top of Mount Tavor in Israel. Har Tavor is one of the highest mountains in the Middle East...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jan 1, 2016
The frogs seem to be an odd part of the story of the Exodus. Water turning to blood, wild animals, blackouts, death and disease seem pretty standard, but frogs are cute. One year my wife ordered one hundred frogs from oriental trading had my kids throw them at me...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jan 1, 2016
Hashem appeared to Moshe in the Bush because a Bush is a lowly shrub. It symbolizes humility. The Torah tells us that the Angel of Hashem appeared as a fire burning in the bush, but the bush was not consumed. Moshe said, “Let me turn for a minute and take a look. Why...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 30, 2015
Moshe taught us the fifty one mitzvos found in this week’s parsha. He began with the commandment: “Kedoshim Tihiyu’ – You must be holy. We are all familiar with holiness. Hopefully, we’ve been in contact with holy individuals, experienced holy times and visited holy...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 30, 2015
Moshe gathered all of the Jewish people together in a gathering called Hakhel. He taught us the fifty mitzvos found in this week’s parsha but introduced them with the commandment: “Kedoshim Tihiyu’ – You must be holy. The Ramban explains that Kedoshim Tehiyu is a...
