by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jul 9, 2014
I officiated at two funerals last week. The first was at Bnai Isreal cemetery at the same time as the massive funeral in Modiin for the three boys murdered by terrorists. The second was at Forest Lawn at the exact same time as the unveiling of my grandfather’s...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | May 5, 2014
During World War II my grandfather used to trade cigarettes with the German and Japanese Prisoners of War on his ship. He would give them cigarettes and they would give him whatever they had. He showed me some of the Nazi memorabilia that he acquired. We both agreed...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 30, 2014
“Rebbe Chanina ben Chachinai said: One who is awake at night or goes on the road by himself, and turns his heart to wasteful things, this person is taking his life in his hands.” The Mishna seems to be giving us an important practical lesson: If you are up...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Apr 19, 2014
Throughout the Song of Songs, King Solomon compares the Jewish people to a rose. We are the Chavatzeles of the Sharon and the Shoshanah of the Valleys. A Chavatzeles is an underdeveloped bulb while a Shoshana is a fully developed rose, vibrant in all of its glory....
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....
