Person in the Parsha: Yitro
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“THE POWER OF COMMITMENT”
Back in the days when I was a pulpit rabbi in Baltimore, Maryland, I made it my business to meet with every bar mitzvah boy...
Sunday, November 15th 2026 |
Sunday, November 15th 2026 |
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“THE POWER OF COMMITMENT”
Back in the days when I was a pulpit rabbi in Baltimore, Maryland, I made it my business to meet with every bar mitzvah boy...
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“SONG AND SPIRITUALITY”
This week, we read Parshat Beshalach (Exodus 13:17-17:16). It narrates the miraculous splitting of the sea and the sublime song of praise composed by Moshe and...
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“WHAT DID THEY DO TO DESERVE THAT?”
There are questions that people ask when they have experienced great disappointment. One such question, a theological one, is, “What did I...
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“FROM SUCCESS TO SELF-WORSHIP”
In preparation for this week’s parsha column, I did a search for famous quotes about success. I found hundreds of examples of high-sounding praises of...
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“MOSHE RABBENU, OUR TEACHER”
We know him as Moshe Rabbenu, Moses our Master, Moses our Teacher, Moses our Master Teacher. Such a title certainly tells us a great deal...
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“WHAT?! CRITICIZE THE MACCABEES?!”
Chanukah is now more than a week behind us, so I figure that I can share with you some of the sequels of the Chanukah story. Sorry to say...
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“GRIEF: REMEMBRANCE AND GROWTH”
October 7, 2023, Shabbat Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, was a horrible day for the thousands of victims, for the State of Israel, and for the Jewish people all...
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“DO CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN?”
It is only in recent years that individuals in important public roles wore special garments. Kings and queens wore royal garb, important government figures wore top hats, and...
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“WE’LL SKIP THIS NEXT STORY”
It was in the second or third grade that I began to study Chumash. I remember beginning at the beginning, with Parashat Bereshit. It...
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“HE REMEMBERS THE KINDNESSES OF THE FATHERS”
This phrase occurs in the very first blessing of the Amidah, the eighteen blessings commonly referred to as Shemoneh Esreh, the centerpiece of the prayer service...