by Rabbi Sender Haber | Dec 19, 2010
I have a brother who spends an extraordinary amount of time at the Kosel Hamaaravi (the Western Wall). Before he was married he even brought each of his dates to the Kotel. Despite the presence of a Mechitza, my brother managed to make these dates meaningful by...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Nov 7, 2010
Recently, I’ve been struck by the recurring theme of identity fraud in Sefer Bereishis: Yaacov received the Brachos by masquerading as Eisav only to be fooled into marrying Leah when she masquerades as Rochel. Yosef’s death is faked and he emerges as an Egyptian...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Nov 4, 2010
On this day, several years ago, I wrote a post was about Red Lentil Soup. In it, I bravely attacked preconceived notions about Lentil Soup and questioned if anybody had ever actually seen Lentil Soup that was Red. The post was picked up by Frum Jews and Christian...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 29, 2010
Nothing is more popular right now than zombies. The living dead are here to stay. —Katy Hershbereger (2009) You may be wondering if Katy Hershberger has an iPhone or Facebook. She does. And it was just those tools that got almost 20,000 people to sign up for a game of...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 8, 2010
I hope that Shalom Mordechai Levine never reads this blog. Shalom Mordechai is a close friend of mine and was my Chavrusa in Lakewood. We learned together right in front of the Aron Kodesh in the main Beis Medrash. When I left Lakewood for Norfolk, Shalom worried that...
