by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 9, 2013
This year I noticed something interesting at the end of Parshas Noach. Terach took his wife and children and set out on a trip from their homeland of Ur Kasdim toward the land of Canaan. They stopped in Charan where they settled. In this context it is a little bit...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 4, 2013
When I was a teenager my family and I moved to Australia. Upon our arrival we met a young family. The father had passed away and the mother and her two sons were becoming involved in Yiddishkeit. As it turned out, they were relatives of our friends in Toronto and were...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Aug 29, 2013
Our Breath of Fresh Air I Rosh Hashanah marks both the creation of the world and our personal judgment day. Over the centuries, the haunting words of Unesaneh Tokef have become a focal point of our perception of Hashem’s judgment and love on Rosh Hashanah and Yom...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Aug 9, 2013
My father grew up in Buffalo, NY. At one point he decided that he would like to become a Rabbi in Buffalo. He went to Israel and studied in Jerusalem for many years until he was ready to go back and become a Rabbi. Everyone thought he was crazy. “You’re leaving...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jul 23, 2013
Vacation where?! I get the same response from everyone. Lakewood is pretty intense town. Even during the three week summer break the dress code stays the same: black pants, white button down shirts, jackets and hats. Everyone davens three times a day in serious...
