by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Apr 10, 2015
There is much ado every year as to where one can shop immediately following Pesach, how long the restrictions apply for and to what products. I hope this is found to be enlightening. My goal is not to issue a halachic decision with this article, rather to present the...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Feb 12, 2015
UPDATED FEB. 2015: The News is full of Measles outbreaks. In 2013, according to the World Health Organization there were 400 deaths every single day due to measles. This is due to vaccines. Yes, vaccines are to blame for the low measles fatality rates. In the year...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Nov 20, 2014
The very last verse in Parshas Toldos tells us that Esav, after realizing that his parents disapproved of his Canaanite wives, went and married “Machlas, the daughter of Yishmael”. The Midrash, as well as the Yerushalmi (Bikurim 3:3) question this from the verse...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Oct 30, 2014
The Gemara (Berachos 55a) states that there are three things that cause a person’s life to be shortened. 1) If he is asked to read from the Torah and refuses, 2) If he refuses to accept a Kos Shel Beracha when offered (lit. a cup of blessing, referring to the cup of...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | May 11, 2014
It is well known that there are two main customs regarding the mourning practices of Sefira. The Shulchan Aruch writes that it is from the second day of Pesach until Lag B’Omer, after which all mourning ceases; this is the “Minhag Sefard”. The Maharil (quoted by the...
