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Person in the Parsha: Vayetze

November 21, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE THANKFUL JEW”

He may or may not have been an anti-Semite, but he sure was an abrasive personality. He was my seat mate on an Amtrak train, returning to Baltimore from New...

Person in the Parsha: Toldot

November 14, 2025

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...

Person in the Parsha: Chayei Sarah

November 05, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“SARAH, ESTHER AND THE SLEEPY STUDENTS“

Jews live their lives within the framework of the Jewish calendar. At this time of year, we identify strongly with the narratives contained...

Person in the Parsha: Vayera

October 31, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“DYSTOPIA“

I never thought that I would begin a discussion of the weekly Torah portion by referring to a person who was canonized as a saint by the Catholic...

Person in the Parsha: Lech Lecha

October 31, 2025

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...

Person in the Parsha: Noach

October 24, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“NIMROD AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EVIL“

Why did I choose the title “Person in the Parsha” when I began to compose these weekly columns many years ago? I hesitate to tell you the truth;...

Person in the Parsha: Bereshit

October 17, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“UNDESERVED FAVORITISM?“

ith this week’s Torah portion, Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), we begin a new cycle of Torah readings. No wonder that we somehow feel that the new year has finally really begun. It is...

Person in the Parsha: Vzot Haberachah

October 10, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“MORE THAN JUST A MAN“

I have been an avid reader of books about the psychology of religion since I was an adolescent. I remember going to the local public library and systematically...

Person in the Parsha: Ha’azinu

October 03, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“TWO SONGS, TWO SINGERS“

How does the poet get started on the process of writing a poem, or the songwriter as he sets about composing a song? Does he or she look at...

Person in the Parsha: Vayelech

September 19, 2025

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“ONE VERSE, MANY LESSONS”

We met in a Jerusalem café, and I must admit that, although they recognized me, I neither recognized nor even recalled any of them. That...