Will There Be Peace In Israel?



By Rabbi Yaacov Haber



Behold! I put before you today the blessing and the curse!



Can there be peace in Israel? We are all so frustrated by what seems to be a problem without any solution. The smartest people in the world can’t seem to figure this one out. Why doesn’t G-d send us a Prophet or a message with the answer to peace in Eretz Yisroel?



The answer is that the struggle for peace, for Eretz Yisroel and for the… Continue

There is nothing I love more than being part of initiatives that bring Jews together.



The Internet is a tool, that when used correctly, can do just that. The good people at Afikim have put together a system wherein thousand of Jews can interact and study Torah together. This Sunday, Tisha B’Av, I will have the privilege of being part of a beta seminar which you too can tune in to. Scroll down and join the crowd!…



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The Eicha Revolution



By Rabbi Yaacov Haber



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, if you feel unseen or unknown, it can be a desert island — the loneliest place in the world.



Today we are privileged to see big crowds. Thousands… Continue

Wandering



By Rabbi Yaacov Haber



Why do we sing when we travel?



While reading this week’s parsha the baal korei will burst into a delightful song. He will not be reading about the splitting of the sea or be announcing the Ten Commandments. Rather, he will be reciting the travelogue of the Jewish people in the Sinai desert!



Moving house and home is one of the greater stresses of life and during our national wandering in the desert we moved forty two… Continue