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...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Mar 26, 2014
“The blossoms have appeared in the land; the time of singing has arrived and the call of the turtledove is heard in our land.” (Song of Songs 2:12) The TurtleDove (Streptopelia turtur) gets her name from her distinctive, purring, gentle and evocative TurTur sound as...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Mar 21, 2014
A Chok is a Mitzvah without any apparent reason. Some Mitzvos, like kindness, Tzadaka, and not killing are commandments that could have emerged in any thinking society. Other mitzvos, like Shofar and Lulav, are Mitzvos that we do just because Hashem told us to do...
