Person in the Parsha: TEZAVEH

February 12, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“RECEIVING IS GIVING“

There are lessons that one learns in life in the most unusual places. This certainly holds true for practical worldly matters. What is surprising is that even...

Person in the Parsha: TERUMAH

February 05, 2016

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 who find a...

Person in the Parsha: MISHPATIM

January 29, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“TRUTH BE TOLD“

I once taught a class whose purpose it was to introduce Midrashic literature to an audience of very intelligent individuals who previously had only limited experience with primary Jewish texts....

Person in the Parsha: YITRO

January 25, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“I KNOW VS. NOW I KNOW”

Assembling complicated gadgets is generally facilitated by the printed instructions that the factory provides. Occasionally, however, there are no instructions, either because of the manufacturer’s...

Person in the Parsha: BESHALACH (Shabbat Shira)

January 15, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“SIMPLE BELIEF, GENUINE BELIEF“

There was a time in my college days when I seriously considered majoring in philosophy. The rabbinic training program in the yeshiva that I attended did...

Person in the Parsha: BO

January 08, 2016

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“LET’S TALK IT OVER“

I have long believed that all conflicts between people could be settled if the parties to the dispute would agree to simply sit down together and...

Person in the Parsha: SHEMOT

December 25, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“SPIRITUAL TIME MANAGEMENT”’

The two old men couldn’t have been more different from each other. Yet they both taught me the identical life lesson.f whose Yiddish discourses I...

Person in the Parsha: VAYEHI

December 18, 2015

By TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE YOKE’S ON US“

We all have received blessings at one time or another. We have certainly received compliments. Over the course of time, we learn that sometimes the compliments are clearly flattering....

Person in the Parsha: VAYIGASH

December 17, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“WAGONS, CALVES AND RESPONSIBILITY“

I have been blessed with many fine teachers. She was one of the best.

Her name was Mrs. Lachmann. I no longer recall her first name. She taught an...

Person in the Parsha: MIKETZ (Shabbat Chanukah)

December 04, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE FIRST INTERVIEW“

I have a vivid memory of my first job interview. It was for a position as a counselor in a summer camp. The only preparation that I...