by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 12, 2013 | Devarim
It’s tough to be alone. Loneliness is possibly one of the most painful experiences in the human experience. I’m not sure if there is anyone alive that can take being completely alone. We always read Parshas Devarim on the Shabbos preceding Tisha...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 26, 2012 | Devarim, Tisha B'Av
The Kotzker Rebbe observed: “There is no place lonelier than a room full of people.” Walk into a wedding or a Bar Mitzvah. Everyone is eating, dancing and singing. Who would think that loneliness is even possible in this room? But if you are a stranger in that room,...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jul 24, 2009 | Devarim, Tisha B'Av
Today I was sitting with my studies in my dining room when my neighbor knocked on the door. He was insistent: “You must come and look!” Behind my home sits one of G-ds masterpieces. The beautiful green Judean hills go on for miles toward Jerusalem and...
