Person in the Parsha: VAYIGASH

December 19, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“RECONCILIATION“

I have known more than my share of families that are torn by discord. I think most of us, perhaps even all of us, are familiar with families in which...

Person in the Parsha: MIKETZ (Shabbat Chanukah)

December 10, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“…BUT BY MY SPIRIT…“

It is a common scene in the United States at this time of year. The shopping malls, television commercials, and all public venues are transformed visually. As December 25...

Person in the Parsha: VAYASHEV

December 05, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THINKING AND DREAMING“

When I recall the great teachers I was blessed with over the course of my lifetime, I realize that one thing comes to mind: they were a diverse group. This...

Person in the Parsha: VAYISHLACH

November 26, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“DEALING WITH ANGELS“

Do you believe in angels? Have you ever met one? I do, and I have. Let me tell you about the ones I’ve met.

But first, why do I believe...

Person in the Parsha: VAYETZE

November 20, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“TWO MEANINGS OF MATURITY“

How do you define “maturity”? The dictionary definition asserts that it is a state of being full-grown, ripe, or fully developed. But I think that the common man gives...

Person in the Parsha: TOLDOT

November 14, 2014

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 eastern Poland known as...

Person in the Parsha: CHAYEI SARAH

November 05, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“BETTER THE SERVANT THAN THE STUDENT“

“You can’t find decent help these days!” This is a common complaint heard in middle-class homes, particularly in Jewish kitchens during the season of preparations for Passover....

Person in the Parsha: VAYERA

October 31, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“OPTIMISM PAYS“

It may not have been the first day I reported to my new job, but it was not many days later that I first met Richard Hood. I...

Person in the Parsha: LECH LECHA

October 24, 2014

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 their grandparents. Who...

Person in the Parsha: NOACH

October 15, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“EASY SPIRITUALITY“

The French poet Baudelaire once remarked that the devil’s greatest success is his ability to convince us that he does not exist.

Whereas Judaism does not believe in the devil quite...