May 21, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“TWO VERY DIFFERENT TEXTS”
The Ten Commandments and the Book of Ruth are two very different biblical texts, yet they both will be read on the upcoming...
May 08, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“THE WILDERNESS FIRST“
My first exposure to the study of the Bible was in the Yiddish language. We spoke only English at home, but almost all the teachers we...
May 01, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“WILD ANIMALS: ANNIHILATE THEM OR TAME THEM?”
To clearly convey my comments this week, I must introduce you to my “secondary” and “primary” sources and to a fascinating cast...
April 24, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“TO BE HOLY IS TO BE KIND”
Those were the days. I reflect upon them often lately. They occurred more than sixty years ago when I and about a...
April 17, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“HOLINESS: A DEFINTION”
He never returned phone calls. He certainly never returned e-mails. He rarely smiled.
He had very sophisticated tastes in wine and fine liquor. A...
April 17, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“GOING AT IT ALONE”
“No man is an island.” “It takes a village.” These are just some of the clichés that are used to convey the importance of social...
April 10, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“AND AARON WAS SILENT“
He was an old man, and in many ways came from a very different world than I. And yet he taught me more than anyone else ever did. One...
March 27, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“IMAGINE THAT!“
There was a time when I would only go out of my way to listen to speakers who were older and more experienced than I. Recently, however,...
March 20, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“SHABBAT HAGADOL AS INDEPENDENCE DAY“
I remember well when the age at which one could vote or drink was 21. From my perspective when I was...
March 20, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“COURTESY AND CONFIDENTIALITY”
“There is no such thing as privacy anymore.”
“There are no secrets anymore.”
These are two complaints that are heard frequently nowadays.
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