Person in the Parsha: Nitzavim

August 31, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“LESSON OF EQUALITY”

For some time, certain ideas have dominated my consciousness. Don’t worry, these are not obsessive thoughts, and I am not a candidate for a psychiatric diagnosis. Rather, whenever I prepare...

Person in the Parsha: Ki Tavo

August 25, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB 

“WALLS HAVE EARS”

We all have our secret lives.

I don’t mean to say that each of us has a sinister side, which we wickedly act out...

Rav-Elations: Why Doesn’t the World Work Right?

August 25, 2023

By RABBI DAVID GERBER

The Talmud shares a story of a boy instructed by his parents to fetch eggs from a bird’s nest. Being familiar with the Torah, the boy understood that he was fulfilling two vital mitzvot. The first...

Person in the Parsha: Ki Tetzei

August 18, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE RICH FRUITS OF FORGIVENESS”

The spirit of forgiveness is in the air.

Since the beginning of this month, the month of Elul, Sephardic communities have been...

Rav-Elations: A Message From The Past

August 18, 2023

By RABBI DAVID GERBER

Every sacred text, in its essence, imparts wisdom from our past. Yet, for ten weeks during the late summer, we have the unique privilege of receiving direct and specific messages from our rabbinic ancestors.

Person in the Parsha: Shoftim

August 11, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“ANARCHY OR UTOPIA?”

Who would you consult if you wanted to know a thing or two about the perfect society? Would you ask a politician? A professor of government? A philosopher expert in...

Person in the Parsha: Re’eh

August 04, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE THIEF OF BLESSING”

I am sure that you, dear reader, have had the occasion to come across a book which you simply could not put down. Something so...

Person in the Parsha: Ekev

July 28, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“DISCIPLINE AND SUFFERING”

As a parent, grandparent, and psychologist, I am often considered to be something of an expert on parenting and child-rearing. In that capacity, I have frequently...

Person in the Parsha: Va’etchanan

July 21, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“A SABBATH OF CONSOLATION”

I was very fortunate as a young boy, and in one particular way I knew it. Very few of my friends had living grandparents. Their families had recently arrived...

Person in the Parsha: Va’etchanan

July 20, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“A SABBATH OF CONSOLATION”

I was very fortunate as a young boy, and in one particular way I knew it. Very few of my friends had living grandparents. Their families had recently arrived...