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....
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 19, 2014
Dough is one of the most unwieldy and uncooperative items in the kitchen. I’ve seen dough rise back out of the Garbage can, push open the door of the refrigerator and jump out of the bread machine and onto the floor. It has a life of its own. Wine ferments in a staid...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 11, 2014
After the death of Aharon’s two sons Moshe came and told Aharon that he should not enter the Kodesh Hakodashim. Rav Yosi Haglili confirms that the sons of Aharon had been killed as a punishment for their entry. Something seems wrong here. If the sons were punished for...
