by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Jan 4, 2013 | Shemot
There is an interesting story told in the Book of Judges, Chapter 17. A certain woman left her fortune to her son Michiyahu for the purpose of setting up an idolatorous cult. He had a fancy idol and a temple built for this purpose, but could not find a priest to lead...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Sep 17, 2009 | Rosh Hashanah, Elul, Ten Days of Repentance, Ha'azinu
Close your eyes and imagine what the world must have looked like on the first day of creation. Pristine, fresh, untainted, healthy and unpolluted. Man is created. He is naive, pure and innocent. His face shines from the goodness of his unadulterated soul. His tongue...