Person in the Parsha: DEVARIM

July 17, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“DEVARIM: A SUBLIME AUTOBIOGRAPHY”

There is a biography. And then there is an autobiography.

Our biography is the way others see us. Our autobiography is the way we see ourselves.

Typically,...

Person in the Parsha: MATOT-MASEI

July 10, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE KISS OF HOPE“

Would you ever imagine that our holy Sages had a lot to say about a kiss? Would we not assume that kisses would be judged unworthy of their consideration?

Person in the Parsha: PINCHAS

July 02, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“I ACT, THEREFORE, I AM“

Are you feeling depressed? Then dance! Feeling lazy? Work! Angry? Smile! Hostile? Act friendly!

These are not merely glib bits of advice when there is nothing better to...

Person in the Parsha: BALAK

June 26, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“DOING IT MY WAY“

Most of us have had occasions in our lives when we acted as supervisors over others. It might have been in our role as parents disciplining our children,...

Person in the Parsha: CHUKAT

June 19, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“DISCOVERING OUR MORTALITY“

It was at a house of mourning, and she was saying something that I had heard many times before. In fact, I had said it myself when I was...

Person in the Parsha: KORACH

June 12, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“BETTER THEY LEARN FROM ME…“

Conflict resolution is one of the most important tasks in human relations at every level. Open up any newspaper, and you will read of schoolchildren bullying each...

Person in the Parsha: SHELACH

June 05, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“REALITIES AND APPEARANCES“

Even the most casual observer of human behavior knows that people are not always what they seem to be. We all have a public face, or façade, which is...

Person in the Parsha: BEHA’ALOTCHA

May 29, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“CANDLE OF GOD IS THE SOUL OF MAN“

I no longer remember which Israeli artist colony I was visiting. Perhaps Jaffa. But I will never forget the crude, almost primitive paintings, which were...

Person in the Parsha: NASO

May 22, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE NAZIR AND THE NARCISSUS“

 Webster’s dictionary defines paradox as “a statement that is contradictory in fact and, hence, false.” In life, however, there are numerous paradoxes that...

Person in the Parsha: BAMIDBAR (Shavuot)

May 22, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“TWO VERY DIFFERENT TEXTS“

 (Note: This week marks the beginning of the seventh year of the Person in the Parsha series, which began with Parshat Bamidbar, May 2009. A book collecting the...