Person in the Parsha: Devarim

July 14, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“DEVARIM: A SUBLIME AUTOBIOGRAPHY”

There is a biography.

And then there is an autobiography.

Our biography is the way others see us. Our...

Person in the Parsha: Matot-Masei

July 06, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB 

“BREAKING PROMOISES”

It was a typical park bench conversation. I hadn’t seen my friend for quite some time, and we both were delighted when we ran into each other...

Person in the Parsha: Pinchas

June 30, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“A LESSON LEARNED FROM THE SONS OF KORACH”

It was a decision I made long ago. I made it instinctively. It was not based upon any lesson that I...

Person in the Parsha: Chukat-Balak

June 23, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“NO TO HERE AND NOW”

Earlier this week, in an attempt to gain some space in my crowded apartment, I was going through some old records and discarding many of them. Uncertain about...

Person in the Parsha: Korach

June 16, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB 

“TWO JEWS, THREE OPINIONS”

We all nod our heads in agreement when we hear the phrase, “Two Jews, three opinions.” We similarly chuckle when we hear the anecdote about the Jew who was...

Person in the Parsha: Shelach

June 16, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE BLUE ABOVE THE WHITE”

It may not sound like much of a story to you, but to me it was meaningful at many levels. I’ve heard the story...

Person in the Parsha: Beha’alotecha

June 02, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“A SECOND CHANCE”

I was in a total fog during my first year in high school. I am convinced that my experience then was not unique. I entered a strange school, much larger...

Person in the Parsha: Naso

May 29, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

I am sure that you have a most favorite activity. I know that I do.

I am also sure that you have a least favorite activity, as I do.

My most favorite activity is visiting...

Off the Pulpit: A Final Musing with Thanks

May 24, 2023

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE

Thirty years ago, I began publishing 200-word columns, first in print in the NY Jewish Week and then online. In 2004, an early collection of them was published by Behrman House called “Floating Takes Faith.” Now as...

Person in the Parsha: Shavuot

May 19, 2023

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB 

“A MESSAGE FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM“

All beginning students of Torah face this obstacle: in their original, the primary texts of our Jewish tradition have no punctuation. There are...