by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Dec 14, 2016 | Divrei Torah
Dvar Torah Toldos Riding in an Israeli cab recently, I was making small talk with the driver and inquired as to his family history. He told me that his grandparents had come to Israel from “Persia” in 1950. I shared that I found this intriguing, because while...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Dec 9, 2016 | Divrei Torah
Each week in our shul, we pray for Israeli soldiers missing in action and assumed held by enemy forces. We have been praying for these young men each Shabbos for many years, praying for them to be restored to their families. The list that we use has names that have...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Nov 15, 2016 | Divrei Torah
Avraham has an interrupted journey when he follows G-d’s command. He is instructed to travel to Eretz Yisrael with the promise that he would receive every form of blessing, yet shortly after his arrival there famine strikes, causing him to leave for Egypt. ...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Nov 10, 2016 | Divrei Torah
There are only two rituals in Jewish life – Brit Milah (circumcision) and Shabbat – that the Torah describes using the terms Os, Bris v’Doros, a sign and a covenant for the generations (TB Shabbos 131b). The Brit Milah clearly symbolizes generational...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Nov 8, 2016 | Divrei Torah
There is a debate amongst the Sages as to the light source, the Tzohar, used in Noach’s ark (Rashi 6:16). Some say that it was a window. Others say it was a bright gem whose radiance illuminated the closed space. Commentators – including the Chasam Sofer – see the...
