by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 6, 2008
Calvin Bakov supplies liqueur to the military. He owns thousands of dollars in alcohol which he keeps in his warehouse. He is not allowed to touch it. Because the liqueur is exempt from certain taxes, the government keeps Mr. Bakov’s property under lock and key....
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Sep 23, 2008
The Talmud tells us that the pattern of shofar blowing in each congregation evolved over time. The long, trumpet-like tekiah was used by all, but the teruah took on many different forms, varying with time and geographic location. Amazingly, after several generations...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Sep 17, 2008
I got a letter from a Yeshiva. They don’t feel that their dinner is worthwhile so they are just sending out nice letters asking everyone to match last years donation. The assumption is that nobody is really interested in Dinner anyway. In contrast, two guys in...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Sep 7, 2008
The Parsha begins by discussing the rules of voluntary wars. The Torah is not against war and weapons but there are guidelines. My former Monday night Chavrusa was once innocently carrying a sword down Granby Street when he was detained by the authorities. He had...
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...
