by Rabbi Sender Haber | Nov 30, 2012
About twenty years ago, my father was on his way to a meeting with a prominent philanthropist. On the way he stopped at a red light and happened upon Rabbi Avigdor Miller, who was taking a walk. Somebody chose this moment to introduce my father to Rabbi Miller and...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Nov 22, 2012
Yaacov was an Ish Tam. He was a very simple and straightforward man. Yet he tricked Eisav into agreeing to the worst deal in history. How could he have known that Eisav would agree to such a ludicrous deal? Rav Nachman Levovitz explains that from the moment that Eisav...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Nov 4, 2012
G-d came to visit Avraham Avinu. We tend to assume that G-d appeared to Avraham all the time but Avraham was one hundred years old and this was only the sixth recorded conversation. As they were speaking, Avraham noticed three travelers in the distance. They looked...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 29, 2012
The Torah describes a prolonged war between four kings and five kings. It is apparent that the four kings were stronger than the five, but after they attacked Sedom and kidnapped Lot, Avraham did not hesitate to go after them. He won the war and returned with all of...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 26, 2012
I met a frum pirate the other day. He has never boarded a ship with intent to plunder, but he will be following a full size pirate ship from port to port for the next few months. He gives tours, exhibits cutlasses and puts on a pirate costume every now and then. When...
