Rabbi Sender Haber

Rabbi, Monsey, NY
Devarim Nechmadim on Avos: Fourth Mishna

Devarim Nechmadim on Avos: Fourth Mishna

After generations of a single ruler, the Jewish People were now led by two great men: Yosi ben Yoezer and Yosi ben Yochanan. They only differed on one Halachic point, but their approaches to Judaism and to leadership were very different. Yosi ben Yoezer said, “Make...
Who Wrote That Song?

Who Wrote That Song?

I once got a call from a friend. I had just made a decision. He wasn’t really involved in the decision, but he called me. “Rabbi Haber”, He said, “let me tell you a story”. One day a boy and his father took a day off to go flying in a small airplane. There were some...
Devarim Nechmadim on Avos: Fourth Mishna

Devarim Nechmadim on Avos: Chapter Two

The second Chapter of Avos is about paths. What is the proper path on which a person should walk? Which is the Straight path? The Good Path? The Bad path? The chapter begins with the advice of Rebbe: Seek Tiferes. Tiferes is the combination of strict and flexible. It...
Simple

Simple

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...