by Rabbi Sender Haber | Sep 5, 2010
Before you were born, you knew everything that you needed to know. When you were born you had a clear idea of your needs: Food, Oxygen, Love. You knew how to cry when you didn’t have what you needed. Life was very simple but very efficient. As we grow older and...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Aug 31, 2010
Five thousand seven hundred and seventy six years ago, G-d founded a corporation. He organized a board of directors, a mission statement, and a corporate framework. He analyzed a list of possible employees and placed each person in their most appropriate and effective...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Aug 27, 2010
On Rosh Hashana we beg G-d to rise from His throne of Judgment and sit on His throne of Mercy. What’s up with that? Didn’t Hashem make rules? Didn’t he tell us what will happen if we don’t follow the rules? How do we have the Chutzpa to stand before G-d and ask for...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Aug 19, 2010
In Parshas Ki Seitzei the Torah tells us the difficult story of the ‘Ben Sorer Umoreh’, the wayward son. This rare boy misbehaved to the point that we have given up hope on him. We assume that he will grow up to be a bandit and a murderer. The Torah tells us to put...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 13, 2008
The Medrash writes that Sukkos is the Rosh Hashana for Aveiros, the New Year for Sins. The freshness and purity of Yom Kippur remain untainted in the days leading up to Sukkos. We are too busy preparing for the holiday to do anything wrong. It is only on the first day...