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Person in the Parsha: Noach

October 24, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“NIMROD AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EVIL“

Why did I choose the title “Person in the Parsha” when I began to compose these weekly columns many years ago? I hesitate to tell you the truth;...

Person in the Parsha: Bereshit

October 17, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“UNDESERVED FAVORITISM?“

ith this week’s Torah portion, Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), we begin a new cycle of Torah readings. No wonder that we somehow feel that the new year has finally really begun. It is...

Person in the Parsha: Vzot Haberachah

October 10, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“MORE THAN JUST A MAN“

I have been an avid reader of books about the psychology of religion since I was an adolescent. I remember going to the local public library and systematically...

Person in the Parsha: Ha’azinu

October 03, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“TWO SONGS, TWO SINGERS“

How does the poet get started on the process of writing a poem, or the songwriter as he sets about composing a song? Does he or she look at...

Person in the Parsha: Vayelech

September 19, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“ONE VERSE, MANY LESSONS”

We met in a Jerusalem café, and I must admit that, although they recognized me, I neither recognized nor even recalled any of them. That...

Person in the Parsha: Ki Tavo

September 05, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“TO EACH HIS LANGUAGE”

There was a time when the literary treasures of the Jewish people were accessible only to those with a reading knowledge of Hebrew. This is...

Person in the Parsha: Ki Teitzei

September 03, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

The spirit of forgiveness is in the air.

Since the beginning of this month, the month of Elul, Sephardic communities have been reciting selichot, prayers petitioning the Almighty for his forgiveness. They have been doing so each...

Person in the Parsha: Shoftim

August 22, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“TAMIM: PERFECTION OR NAÏVETÉ?”

I begin this column with two distinct goals in mind. On the one hand, I want to familiarize you with the complexity of a brief...

Person in the Parsha: Re’eh

August 15, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT POVERTY?”

Young Jewish students who are just beginning to study world history are often surprised to learn that early theorists of socialism and communism...

Person in the Parsha: Re’eh

August 14, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB 

“WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT POVERTY?”

Young Jewish students who are just beginning to study world history are often surprised to learn that early theorists of socialism...