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Person in the Parsha: ACHAREI MOT

May 06, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

 “NO EXIT“

There is much that the Torah leaves to our imagination. Regular students of the weekly Torah portion soon become convinced that the narratives they read each week are...

Passover 5776

April 15, 2016

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, I...

Person in the Parsha: METZORA (Shabbat HaGadol)

April 08, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“PINKUS THE PEDDLER”

He was a character straight out of the novels of Charles Dickens. Scholars have long found Dickens’ attitude toward Jews problematic. The character Fagin in...

Person in the Parsha: TAZRIA (Shabbat HaChodesh) (Rosh Chodesh Nissan)

April 01, 2016

 By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“MY EARLIEST MEMORY ”

Have you ever been asked the question, “What is your earliest memory?” I have been asked that question many times. There...

Person in the Parsha: SHEMINI (Shabbat Parah)

March 25, 2016

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...

Person in the Parsha: TZAV

March 18, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“INCREASING GRATITUDE”

There are certain phrases or expressions that many of us find hard to say. “I love you” is one of them. Another such phrase is “thank you”.

Person in the Parsha: VAYIKRA (Shabbat Zachor)

March 11, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“PURIM IN HELL“

The Jewish calendar is punctuated by many happy occasions. The Torah requires us to celebrate three major festivals—Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot—and to do so joyously. Our Sages instituted...

Person in the Parsha: PEKUDEI

March 03, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“A SPECIAL SPIRITUALITY“

Classes that I lead on this week’s Torah portion, Parashat Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38), often evoke questions about the essential nature of religion and spirituality. My students generally agree...

Person in the Parsha: VAYAKHEL (Shabbat Shekalim)

February 26, 2016

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 today, my...

Person in the Parsha: KI TISA

February 19, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE HINDU PRINCESS AND THE GOLDEN CALF“

She was a Hindu princess. She was one of the brightest students in my graduate school class. We studied psychology, and she went...