by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 7, 2011
The Torah instructs the Metzora to end his or her period of isolation and repentance by bringing an offering that includes (among other things) a branch of a cedar tree and two birds. How is it that the Metzora, who is afflicted with a form of leprosy because of his...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Mar 18, 2011
The most important asset that we have is our Torah. We are the People of the Book. The study of the Written and Oral Torah is the most important Mitzvah in the Torah and the foundation upon which all of Judaism stands. The most important book of the Oral Law is the...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jan 25, 2011
My seven-year-old daughter recently asked for a puzzle of a Gadol. In the age of ‘Gedolim Memory’ and ‘Gedolim Guess Who’, her request is perfectly reasonable but still slightly odd. I can’t help but imagine completing a puzzle only to realize that Rav Shach’s...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Dec 14, 2010
Many of my childhood memories are cold and stormy. I grew up in Buffalo, NY who’s major natural resource is snow. To be sure, the Jewish Community of Buffalo is a friendly and vibrant community, but we spent our share of time watching the snow and waiting for a...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Nov 7, 2010
Recently, I’ve been struck by the recurring theme of identity fraud in Sefer Bereishis: Yaacov received the Brachos by masquerading as Eisav only to be fooled into marrying Leah when she masquerades as Rochel. Yosef’s death is faked and he emerges as an Egyptian...
