by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Feb 17, 2013
The Ramchal writes (Derech Hashem Chap. 7), in explaining the Moadim, that the Jewish calendar is cyclical, not linear. Therefore, the events that took place during each of the Yomim Tovim made an indelible impression on the calendar cycle, and when the cycle comes...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Dec 30, 2011
We know there is a special commandment, as part of the mitzvah of Talmud Torah, to learn on the road. This is referred to as the mitzvah of U’velechta B’derech, learning ‘on the way’. However, upon closer examination, it is necessary to discuss exactly what type of...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Jan 13, 2011
Importance The Gemara (Megilla 32a) tells us that the “golel,” he who rolls the Torah, has a reward equal to the sum of all the other participants in the Torah reading. Although often not recognized as such, this is the most important honor one can be given. This is...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Jul 20, 2010
Notes on Kinah 9 apropos to Parshas Bechukosai as well This Kinah takes a look at parshas Bechukosai, where Hashem tells us the wonderful idyllic rewards for keeping His mitzvos and walking in His ways, and chas veshalom the punishments that will befall the Jewish...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Jul 20, 2010
This Kinah was written by the Maharam Miruttenberg, one of the last of the Baalei Tosfos. It describes a tragic event in Jewish history, made even more tragic due to the fact that the entire event was instigated by one of our own, an apostate Jew. In 1240 in Paris an...
