by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Oct 27, 2017 | Divrei Torah, Moadim
Yom Kippur 5778, Neilah The Talmud (TB Berachos 5b) tells a story about how during Rabbi Eliezer’s final illness Rav Yochanan came to visit him. Rav Yochanan was a strikingly beautiful person, who literally lit up the room. But in the light, Rav Yochanan saw that...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Oct 9, 2017 | Divrei Torah, Moadim
Rosh Hashana 5778- First Day Our family was once visiting the National Gallery in Washington. As we passed through the gallery’s display of the works of the Impressionists, we found an artist sitting near one of the paintings with her easel and canvas, working to...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Oct 9, 2017 | Divrei Torah, Moadim
Rosh Hashana 5778- Evening תקעו בחדש שופר בכסה ליום חגינו כי חק לישראל הוא משפט לאלקי יעקב Sound the Shofar at the moon’s renewal, at the appointed time for our festive day, for it is a decree for Israel, judgment day for the G-d of Yaakov. We will recite this verse...
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...
