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Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber

Rabbi, Los Angeles, CA
Apple Dipped in Honey – Siman or Superstition?

Apple Dipped in Honey – Siman or Superstition?

by | Sep 17, 2009

There is a Biblical prohibition against ‘Nachash’ or incantations. This generally refers to using various signs to interpret what the future holds. The examples given by the Gemara include one who says that since my bread fell out of my mouth or my walking stick fell...
Laws of Selichos

Laws of Selichos

by | Sep 8, 2009

Which Day to Start The Shulchon Aruch (581:1) writes that beginning Rosh Chodesh Elul, through Yom Kippur, we awaken early in the morning in order to increase supplications. Thankfully, the Rema intercedes and says: this is not the minhag of Ashkenazi Jews. Rather we...
Walking In His Ways – The Footsteps of G-d

Walking In His Ways – The Footsteps of G-d

by | Sep 3, 2009

אֶת יְהוָה הֶאֱמַרְתָּ הַיּוֹם לִהְיוֹת לְךָ לֵאלֹהִים וְלָלֶכֶת בִּדְרָכָיו – דברים כו:יז כִּי תִשְׁמֹר אֶת מִצְו‍ֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ בִּדְרָכָיו – דברים כח:ט Twice in Parshas Ki Savo we are told to “walk in the ways of Hashem.” How could we...