November 12, 2026
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...
November 06, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“ZION’S DESPISERS AND THE BOOK OF BERESHIT”
Zion has always had its despisers. Recently, their numbers have increased. Anti-Zionism has been adopted as a fervent cause by a frightening...
October 30, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“YES, SARAH IS IN THE PARSHA”
The opening verses in this week’s Torah portion (Genesis 23:1-25:18) inform us of the death of Sarah:
“The span of Sarah’s...
October 23, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“REFLECTING ON THE WONDERS OF NATURE”
I’m a Brooklyn boy, born and bred. I had few, if any, opportunities to experience the wonders of nature. I grew up in...
October 16, 2026
By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB
“ONE DAY WE WILL ALL BE TOGETHER”
I picked him up at the airport. He was arriving in Baltimore, where I was then a rabbi, to...
October 09, 2026
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
