by Rabbi Sender Haber | Nov 21, 2008
Efron the Chitti liked to talk about how great he was, but the Torah did not even spell out his entire name. Eliezer considered himself a simple servant and the Torah quotes his narrative at length. (Eliezer’s narrative is described as “Siach” and is...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Nov 11, 2008
In 2008, as the world watched President-Elect Obama make his way to the white house, the people of Virginia Beach watched their first and only Mayor wave good-bye. Mayor Oberndorf has lead a remarkable career, both in developing Virginia Beach and as an active member...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Nov 9, 2008
I shared the following article with my fifth and sixth graders. I though it would be meaningful for them to read about the events of November 9th and 10th through the first hand experiences of a girl close to their age. The piece was written by Chamie’s...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 31, 2008
Several years ago the Norfolk Kollel was invited to Present in the Old Dominion University as part of their Jewish Symposium. I presented my understanding of the parallels between Orwell’s 1984 and the Dor Haflagah (Tower of Babylon). The main idea was based on...
by Rabbi Sender Haber | Oct 19, 2008
If we wanted shelter we would stay at home. We go outside to the sukkah to show that G-d is in charge. We are at His mercy. More accurately, we are at our own mercy. The Mishna (Sukkah 2:9) teaches us that when we are rained upon in the sukkah it is with water that we...
