Person in the Parsha: BECHUKOTAI

May 07, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE WALKING TOUR“

I am the type of person who has always believed that the only way to learn about something important is to buy a book about it. For example, it has...

Person in the Parsha: BEHAR

May 07, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“ANNIVERSARY, BIRTHDAY, JUBILEE!“

My father, may he rest in peace, worked for many years in the garment industry. He worked hard, and there were times when he was without a job. I remember...

Person in the Parsha: EMOR

April 25, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE UNBURIED CORPSE“

Dead. Unburied. Abandoned. Forgotten. What can be a worse fate?

I recently finished a very moving novel about the events immediately preceding World War I and the fate of those...

Person in the Parsha: KEDOSHIN

April 11, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“I GET NO RESPECT!“

I love visiting residences for senior citizens. For one thing, being around truly older people invariably helps me feel young by comparison.

Recently, I was a weekend guest scholar...

Person in the Parsha: ACHAREI MOT (Shabbat HaGadol)

April 04, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE GREAT BUT NOT YET HOLY SABBATH“

There are many steps that we ascend on our journey towards the holiday of Passover. It is as if it is impossible to just plunge into...

Person in the Parsha: METZORA

March 28, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“REFLECTIONS ON A ROAD NOT TAKEN“

Most of us have experienced a phase earlier in our lives, perhaps in high school, during which we dreamed of some specific career. It sounded glamorous to...

Person in the Parsha: TAZRIA (Shabbat HaChodesh)

March 18, 2014

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 was a time, long ago, when I was a...

Person in the Parsha: SHEMINI (Shabbat Parah)

March 13, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“RELIGION VS. SPIRITUALITY“

It was a brief but powerful lesson, and I learned it from a recovering drug addict. He was telling his story to an audience of rabbis who were there to...

Person in the Parsha: TSAV (Shabbat Zachor – Erev Purim)

March 06, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“GRATITUDE NOT SOLITUDE“

Loyal readers of this column know that I am addicted to books. Not just “holy” books, and not just Jewish books. All books.

Included in my “addiction” is my fondness...

Person in the Parsha: VAYIKRA

March 06, 2014

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“COURTESY AND CONFIDENTIALITY“

“There is no such thing as privacy anymore.” “There are no secrets anymore.” These are two complaints that are heard frequently nowadays.

We live in a world of cell phones and...