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Backing Up Our Hearts
The Talmud advises us, that if the opportunity arises we should expend effort to observe the royalty of the world. Seeing the operations of the kings and queens of the world will help us visualize what Jerusalem might look like when the Moshiach is anointed as the King of Israel.
So when I visited London I made it a point to check out royalty and be present for the changing of the guard. Sunday… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on September 5, 2008 at 1:36pm — No Comments
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
Added by Yaacov Haber on August 29, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments
An Exciting New Initiative
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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Added by Yaacov Haber on August 8, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments
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
Added by Yaacov Haber on August 8, 2008 at 5:42pm — No Comments
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
Added by Yaacov Haber on August 1, 2008 at 12:23pm — No Comments
Off The Derech!
By Rabbi Yaacov Haber
If there are so many people going ‘off the derech’ maybe it’s the ‘derech’ that is ‘off the derech”! There are too many people that just don’t seem to fit in.
Let’s open a window into Jewish history just where this week’s Parsha takes us. By this time Moshe had already had his share of difficult moments and disappointments with Klal Yisroel. He had the frustrating experiences with Pharaoh; he watched his people betray… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on July 26, 2008 at 10:04pm — No Comments
Finding our Moment - the Lesson of Pinchas
The lesson of Pinchas is to find our moment; to find our purpose; and to find our Neshama that is uniquely ours. When we find that moment we can’t be afraid. Heroes are men and women that are not afraid. Histories greatest achievements were accomplished by those that were not afraid. When your moment arrives jump without fear. Be a Pinchas!
I heard a beautiful thought in the name of Rav Shlomo Freifeld of blessed memory.
In our daily… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on July 20, 2008 at 10:23pm — No Comments
The Vision of Bilaam
Someone once told me a story about a young married man that had a daily Torah session with the venerable Rav Shlomo Zalman Aurebach of blessed memory.
One day the young man informed the famous rabbi that he wouldn’t be able to make it to their session the next morning because he and his wife had to check out an apartment down the street that they were seriously considering for purchase. To the young mans surprise the great Reb Shlomo Zalman asked the… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on July 11, 2008 at 4:16pm — No Comments
To See From Afar
TO SEE FROM AFAR
Rabbi Sender Haber
There is a mountain in the Talpiyot… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on July 10, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments
Are You Stuck?
There was a plague in the desert which was caused by the complaining and bickering of the Jewish people. They were kvetching about the food, the heat, and the constant moving that had to be done.
After everything Hashem did for the Jewish people, all this complaining made G-d angry. So he sent them a plague of poisonous snakes.
Can you… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on July 4, 2008 at 3:21pm — No Comments
Making The Heart Decisions
By Rabbi Yaacov Haber
Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life with a clearer view again.
The children of Korach were in a dilemma.
They were sitting with their father when Moshe and his entourage walked by. Who could not stand up for Moshe?
On the other hand, they knew how their father Korach felt toward Moshe. They knew if they stood up for the leader of the Jewish… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on June 27, 2008 at 1:14pm — 1 Comment
Off The Derech?
One of the greatest tragedies of our times is when every once in a while a young man or women makes a decision to walk away from generations of tradition, from years of education, from the love and encouragement of his or her parents to embrace a way that our fathers did not know. We watch in bewilderment when children from the best families and communities leave the fold.
Who are these children? Are they the rough and tough kids that make us feel… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on June 20, 2008 at 12:57pm — No Comments
A History of the Shechinah
Added by Yaacov Haber on June 12, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments
Why is G-d showing me this picture?
The Baal Shem Tov once said: If a person, going about their business, encounters something ugly like corruption or violence, he or she should stop and think. Why is G-d showing me this picture?
There must be a reason. The scene before us is a mirror, which reflects an aspect of our own image. G-d knows that we are incapable of seeing ugliness in ourselves, so He shows it to us in someone else. Upon witnessing a hideous act we should turn inward, says… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on June 5, 2008 at 10:44pm — No Comments
Receiving the Torah - In the desert
When important meetings, conventions or summits take place location is of the utmost importance. The greatest political minds come together to choose Oslo or Geneva. They search the globe for political neutrality, proper security and appropriate ambiance. The location of a meeting is not incidental but crucial to the success of that gathering.
The most important meetings in history, the meetings between G-d and man, strategically took place in the… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on May 30, 2008 at 6:24pm — No Comments
Just One Droplet
Rabbi Akiva was forty years old and decided he wanted to study Torah. Thus far his life revolved around caring for the physical needs of the world. Like our forefathers, like Moses like so many great men he was a shepherd. But now he decided that he wants to make an intellectual contribution to the Jewish people. But the reality was nagging. Where does a forty-year old man start? He had never been trained in the utilization of his mind. How would he absorb that… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on May 16, 2008 at 2:25pm — No Comments
Israel Independence Day
This week a large segment of Klal Yisroel will be celebrating G-d’s gift of the millennium to the Jewish People, Eretz Yisroel. The modern State of Israel presents a troubling contradiction. Moving to Israel or even coming to Israel for a visit can bring about an incomparable spiritual high on the one hand, and shock and disappointment on the other.
When my Rebbe, Rav… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on May 6, 2008 at 9:34pm — 5 Comments
Holy?!
In the year 1930 the Chofetz Chaim traveled to Vilna.
He went to speak in the oldest and most central Shul in Vilna. In honor of the Gadol HaDor all the candles were lit and the tall beams that held up the roof were ornately decorated. The hand carved Aron HaKodesh was brilliantly polished. A half-hour before the scheduled talk the Shul was already completely full. The saintly rabbi stood radiantly at the pulpit and made… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on April 30, 2008 at 5:17pm — No Comments
Jewish Passion! - Pesach
The Eastern gates to the Courtyard of the Beis HaMikdash in Jerusalem were called “Shaarei Nikoner” or the gates of Nikoner. They were beautiful bronzed structures that greeted the guests as they arrived from all over the land.
Why are they called “Gates of Nikoner”? Nikoner was a Greek general during the Hashmonean era. When Antiochus’s nephew decided to remodel the Beis HaMikdash, he used his resources to import artifacts from the best craftsmen in… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on April 25, 2008 at 1:26pm — No Comments
Getting Out Of Slavery
Running on pure adrenaline she tried to get her head above water but couldn’t. The debris that was floating on the water prevented her from lifting her head to breathe air. As she desperately looked for a break in the debris, she realized that she was going to die. Her life, her family,… Continue
Added by Yaacov Haber on April 14, 2008 at 4:51pm — 2 Comments
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