by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Feb 6, 2018 | Current Events, Divrei Torah
Imagine a State of the Union address that – instead of measuring progress relative to the promises made during the most recent election campaign – used the yardstick of the values and goals articulated in the Declaration of Independence and the...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Dec 14, 2017 | Current Events, Divrei Torah, Moadim
Dvar Torah Chanukah 5778 Even as Chanukah celebrates the impressive Hasmonean victory over the Greek armies, we more prominently commemorate the miracle of the hidden flask of Menorah oil. And while the battlefield conjures up images of strength and bluster, Chanukah...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Dec 14, 2016 | Current Events, Divrei Torah
Vayishlach Jewish Foreign Policy: A Test Case Applying the wisdom of Torah to contemporary challenges is never simple; it is however exceptionally challenging when it comes to Jewish foreign affairs. Our Sages taught us that Parshas Vayishlach contains the template...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Nov 4, 2016 | Current Events
Lord Balfour, Rav Kook and the Torah As UNESCO was busy passing its second resolution in a month denying the Jewish origins of the Temple Mount (Har HaBayit), the Jewish people were preparing for the Succos festival and decorating their Succos with beautiful and...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Jul 19, 2016 | Current Events, Divrei Torah
Another week, another tragic terrorist attack. Another disastrous outcome of a conflict between radical Islam and civilization. As we mourn the losses and contemplate the continued carnage resulting from this conflict, we can consider how Torah guides us in the...
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer | May 17, 2016 | Current Events
I will not soon forget the experience of Yom Hazikaron in Israel. The day is not simply a memorial to Israel’s fallen; it is a day in which the country celebrates the value of national service. Whether in emotional communal events, or in the pilgrimage of thousands to...
