by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 26, 2012
I met a frum pirate the other day. He has never boarded a ship with intent to plunder, but he will be following a full size pirate ship from port to port for the next few months. He gives tours, exhibits cutlasses and puts on a pirate costume every now and then. When...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | May 15, 2012
The following are two shiurim that I recently gave on Rabi Akiva and his life. Part One: A Drop at a Time It is always worthwhile to spend a few minutes telling the story of Rabi Akiva. Many of us know the story of Rabi Akiva, but many people do not. Besides, there is...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 29, 2011
I am fortunate to have grown up in a home which put great emphasis on Pirkei Avos. Boruch Hashem, the enthusiasm has carried on to my young students who have been begging for weeks: “Rabbi Haber, when can we start Pirkei Avos?” I believe that we begin Pirkei Avos in...
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 | 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...
