by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Apr 1, 2016 | Shemini
We are waiting for the Shechina to come down. It’s not happening! What can we do? “And it came to pass on the eighth day of inauguration of the Mishkan” Six Parshios and at least 12 difficult tractates of the Talmud are dedicated to getting us ready...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 12, 2011 | Sukkot
In Talmudic times the Sukos dancing at the Simchas Beis Hashoeva was reserved for the leaders of the generation. This was a Simcha the likes of which no other simcha can be compared. Raban Shimon ben Gamliel would dance in the middle. The Talmud reports that he would...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Feb 26, 2009 | Terumah
An American industrialist once came to visit the Chofetz Chaim of blessed memory. The Chofetz Chaim proudly gave the man a personal tour of his Yeshiva and asked him if he too would like to be a partner in the building of Torah. The man looked at the saintly Rabbi. He...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Sep 24, 1999 | Sukkot
Someone told me a joke on Friday. There were two brothers living together. One was a medical doctor and the other was a Rabbi with a Ph.D. in Theology. Someone called the house and asked for Dr. Schwartz. “Which one?” asked the housekeeper, “the one...
