Person in the Parsha: Bereshit

October 02, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“CREATION CONVERSATION”

Anyone who has ever taught anything can confirm the adage of our Sages: “I have learned from all my teachers, but I have learned most from my...

Person in the Parsha: Succot

September 25, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“FROM FEAR TO FESTIVITIES”

Fear and trembling.

Those have been our primary religious emotions during the past several weeks.

Although Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur...

Person in the Parsha: Ha’azinu (Shabbat Shuva)

September 18, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“REPRESSION OF THE SUBLIME”

It was advertised as one symposium at a major psychology conference. It was to be a discussion about memory and forgetfulness. But it turned out...

Person in the Parsha: Ha’azinu (Shabbat Shuva)

September 11, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB 

“REPRESSION OF THE SUBLIME”

It was advertised as one symposium at a major psychology conference. It was to be a discussion about memory and forgetfulness. But it turned out...

Person in the Parsha: Rosh Hashanah

September 04, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“REFLECTIONS ON DIVINE KINGSHIP”

We now enter a period of the year that demands two kinds of spiritual commitment. The first ischaratah, regret: an honest inner search of our...

Person in the Parsha: Nitzavim-Vayelech

August 28, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“LESSONS OF EQUALITY”

For the past several weeks, certain ideas have dominated my consciousness. Don’t worry, these are not obsessive thoughts, and I am not a candidate for a psychiatric diagnosis. Rather, whenever...

Person in the Parsha: Ki Tavo

August 21, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“TRANSLATING ‘KI TAVO’“

How would you translate the opening verse in this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)?

Here are two Jewish translations:

Person in the Parsha: Ki Tetzei

August 14, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“A GENTLER MESSAGE”

For the past several weeks, in anticipation of the upcoming Days of Awe, I have devoted this column to the topic of teshuva, repentance.

Person in the Parsha: Shoftim

August 07, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE MERITS OF A GUILTY CONSCIENCE”

Earlier this week, I looked at my calendar. This calendar is sent to me every year. I cherish its colorful illustrations. They make...

Person in the Parsha: Re’eh

July 31, 2026

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“SUMMER , THE SEASON FOR SELF-CONTROL”

Summer was the season we looked forward to when we were young children. My parents decided that the hot streets of Boro Park, Brooklyn were not where...