by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Oct 8, 2017 | Moadim
When Hillel the Elder would celebrate the Simchas Bais HaShoeiva, he would say: ‘If I am here, everyone is here; if I am not here, who is here? (TB Succah 53a) This apparently egotistical statement would be surprising coming from anyone’s mouth; it is...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Oct 1, 2017 | Moadim
The Yom Tov of Succos recalls the period that Klal Yisrael lived in the desert, surrounded by the clouds of Hashem’s presence. Our existence then was truly inverted. Our bread came from the Heavens, while our water came from the rock, from the earth. The goal...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Sep 25, 2017 | Divrei Torah, Moadim
Rosh Hashana 5778 – Second Day The overall life expectancy in the U.S. has begun to decline for the first time since the 1930’s. Yes, despite the incredible advances in medicine and public health, overall life expectancy is declining. And it is not because...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Sep 11, 2017 | Moadim
The period of the month of Elul and the Yamim Noraim, known as the High Holiday season, is a great gift, מן הטובות אשר היטב השי”ת עם ברואיו Each year we are afforded this opportunity to reflect and to reconnect, to spend weeks engaged with G-d and community on a...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Sep 11, 2017 | Moadim
The Torah presents us with apparently contradictory visions of the Jewish soldier. In considering this contradiction, we can find essential guidance for our own pursuit of greatness. On the one hand, we are taught of the spiritual vulnerability of the Jewish soldier,...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Sep 5, 2017 | Divrei Torah, Moadim
I just met the Rav of Brisk, Rav Chaim. I kid you not. This past Thursday night, I was returning a rental car at Ben Gurion airport and awaiting a ride to the terminal in a courtesy van. I was waiting together with a man and his teenage son. We introduced ourselves...
