by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Jan 24, 2013
What follows is based on Rabbi SR Hirsch. I wrote it in my own words, and have not done him full justice. Why do we celebrate the Rosh Hashanah of the trees in the middle of the bleak, cold, lifeless winter? The Gemara explains – Since most of the rains have already...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Jul 8, 2009
The three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and Tisha B’Av (commonly known as “The Three Weeks”) are a time of mourning for the Bnei Yisrael. We therefore refrain from various joyous practices during this period. They are split into three levels with their intensity...
