by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jul 31, 2015
In Australia there was a man named Tom. He could be difficult to deal with but everyone had patience for him because they knew that his shortcomings were not his fault. He had been through the Holocaust. One thing that Tom did that was completely out of character was...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jul 9, 2015
The daughters of Tzelafched were upset because their father had died and there was nobody to inherit his land. They approached “Moshe, Elazar, and the heads of the tribes with their query” (27:1-2). This seems odd. Once they approached Moshe, why would they approach...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jun 17, 2015
I officiated at a funeral this morning for a woman named Martha Shapiro – Masha bas Yosef ע”ה – who had passed away at the age of 107. Although I did not have the privilege of knowing Martha, I remember reading her article in the paper last December and...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | May 22, 2015
Our Chapter “The Sages taught in the language of the Mishna”. The sixth chapter is not really a part of Pirkei Avos. It is a Braisa entitled “The acquisition of Torah” that was appended by Rav Meir after the sealing of the Mishna. The theme of this chapter is Torah...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | May 22, 2015
We know that the Jewish people were never counted directly. Each Jew would give a half-shekel coin and that Half-shekel coin would be counted. This is the halacha until today. We do not count Jews. We can count hats and lists of names and possibly noses or fingers –...
