Person in the Parsha: Shemini

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...

Person in the Parsha: Pesach

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,...

Person in the Parsha: Shabbat HaGadol

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...

Person in the Parsha: Vayikra

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.

Person in the Parsha: Vayakhel

March 06, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THREE DIMENSIONS”

Since my childhood, I have been an avid reader. When I first discovered the joy of reading, I read everything I could get my hands on. Even...

Person in the Parsha: Ki Tisa

March 06, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“DON’T TAKE DOWN THE SIGN!”

Times were very different then. When one of our books was torn, we didn’t junk it. We took it to a little shop where a bookbinder rebound it.

Person in the Parsha: Tetzavah and Zachor

February 20, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“A Prelude to Purim”

The great man, who died late in the 19th century, 1892 to be exact, was known as the progenitor of a group of one of...

Person in the Parsha: Terumah

February 13, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“MY HOUSE, AND HIS HOUSE“

There is a well-known joke that is told about the Jews which I find particularly sad. The joke tells of a group of explorers...

Person in the Parsha: Mishpatim

February 12, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“AMONG THE SINS OF MY YOUTH“

Famous men have said, “Youth is wasted on the young.” There are various opinions as to whom to attribute this wise saying, but it seems quite clear...

Person in the Parsha: Yitro

January 30, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“FATHERS-IN-LAW”

Very much has been written about most family relationships. There are books about fathers and sons, fathers and daughters, and mothers and sons and daughters. Many volumes have...