Rabbi Sender Haber

Rabbi, Monsey, NY

The Last Word

This will be my third consecutive post about death. Unfortunately, death can come when you least expect it and to the most unlikely people. Almost ten years ago I was invited to write an article for a journal (Simchas Binyamin) in Lakewood. Reb Dovid Frost sat a few...

Simple Jew

Michael was on a mission. He was seeking the man deserving of the term, epithet, description, designation, characterization and appellation of The Simple Jew. He could conjure up an image of The Macher, The Askan and The Charismatic Leader, but he had yet to put his...

The Grandest Finale

I’ve often wondered whether swans actually sing a beautiful song just before they die. As the philosopher Franz Rosenzweig left this world, he tried to leave a lasting message for his wife. As he breathed his final breaths he wrote her the following sentence: “And now...

The Small Stuff

The only person in the area who was willing to take apart my hard drive works out of a basement in Portsmouth. He turned out to be a really nice Lebanese fellow who was just dying to spend five hours on my computers, adding hardware, running software, and charging me...

Blessing of the Bikers

I rode with the Lost Tribe today. Lost tribe are a group of very proud Jews who make up our local Jewish Motorcycle Minyan . They describe themselves as a Jewish mother’s worst nightmare. In conjunction with the Blessing of the Bikers, Lost Tribe was kind enough...