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Person in the Parsha: VAYELECH

September 24, 2012

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“Forgiven, But Not Forgotten”

He was one of the greatest Talmud scholars of the last century, but outside of a small circle of disciples, he was never well-known. He was a tragic figure...

Person in the Parsha – HA’AZINU

September 20, 2012

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“Repression of the Sublime”

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: NITZAVIM

September 13, 2012

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“This Season’s Leitmotif: Return!”

We have all been brought up to believe in the importance of progress. For the past several centuries, the goal of philosophy, religion, culture, and certainly science has been...

Person in the Parsha: KI TAVO

September 06, 2012

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“Didn’t You See Them?”

It is a question which I learned never to ask. I first learned this lesson in my training as a psychotherapist, long ago. I was seeing a gentleman for...

Person in the Parsha: KI TETZE

August 31, 2012

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“Character Assassination”

We have been hearing a lot lately about the dangers of the Internet. Not long ago, thousands of Orthodox Jews gathered in a large sports stadium to publicize the negative consequences...

Person in the Parsha: SHOFTIM

August 24, 2012

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“We Are All Judges and Kings”

It is at this point in time that we all begin to realize that the summer is ending. There is something about mid-August that says, “The summer...

Person in the Parsha: RE’EH

August 17, 2012

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“Idealism and Reality”

It was another one of those park bench discussions. I hadn’t seen my old friend Eli for quite some time. We would run into each other every couple of years,...

Person in the Parsha: EIKEV

August 14, 2012

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“Discipline and Suffering”

As a parent, grandparent, and psychologist, I am often considered to be something of an expert on parenting and child-rearing. In that capacity, I have frequently been asked to review...