Person in the Parsha: Vayechi

December 25, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“EACH ONE IS ONE OF A KIND”

I was very embarrassed by her sharp rebuke. But looking back, I realize that the lesson I learned from her brief criticism was more valuable than...

Person in the Parsha: Vayigash

December 19, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“FORGIVENESS: A JEWISH VALUE”

This has got to be one of the oldest “rabbi” jokes in the entire repertoire of American Jewish humor.

It tells us of...

Person in the Parsha: Miketz

December 12, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE”

“There are two kinds of people.” I am sure that you all have heard one variation or another of that theme.

We seem to have a well-ingrained habit of...

Person in the Parsha: Vayashev

December 05, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“NO FAVORITES ON CHANUKAH!”

Envy is surely one of the most insidious of human emotions. It is a self-destructive emotion, because it often leads a person to act against...

Person in the Parsha: Vayishlach

November 27, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“NAMELESS”

There is something special about meeting up with an old friend that one hasn’t seen in years. I recently had just such a special experience, when I spent...

Person in the Parsha: Vayetze

November 21, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE THANKFUL JEW”

He may or may not have been an anti-Semite, but he sure was an abrasive personality. He was my seat mate on an Amtrak train, returning to Baltimore from New...

Person in the Parsha: Toldot

November 14, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB 

“FRIDAY NIGHT WITH GRANDPA”

Veteran readers of this column are familiar with my paternal grandfather, Chaim Yitzchak Weinreb. He was an old-school Jew, with roots in the region of...

Person in the Parsha: Chayei Sarah

November 05, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“SARAH, ESTHER AND THE SLEEPY STUDENTS“

Jews live their lives within the framework of the Jewish calendar. At this time of year, we identify strongly with the narratives contained...

Person in the Parsha: Vayera

October 31, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“DYSTOPIA“

I never thought that I would begin a discussion of the weekly Torah portion by referring to a person who was canonized as a saint by the Catholic...

Person in the Parsha: Lech Lecha

October 31, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“ANCESTRAL DECISIONS“

Most people do not give much thought to their ancestral origins. But some do, and I am one of them. I often wonder about my grandparents and...