by Rabbi Sender Haber | Sep 1, 2008
Last week I experienced a brief moment of intense disappointment. I bought the latest of Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s trademark encyclopedic works, Derech Chochma and found the following introduction: “My goal was to compile the various commentaries on the words of the...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Aug 29, 2008
I was just talking with Nick the Caretaker over at United Methodist Church on Colonial. Nick lives in Norfolk now, but he used to be the valet guy up in Woodbury Commons. Nick’s seen the Jewish communities of New York, Spring Valley, Kiryas Joel, and “all...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Aug 14, 2008
Open-mindedness. We cannot just try once. If one style doesn’t work, another approach might. In dealing with others, we need to remember that just as no two faces are identical, no two minds are exactly the same either. My Shabbos table may be perfect for me, but...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Jul 31, 2007
Five thousand seven hundred and sixty four years ago, G-d founded a corporation. Acting as sole investor and CEO, He organized a board of directors, a mission statement, and a corporate framework. He analyzed a list of possible employees and their credentials and...