FAST FACTS: Name: Rabbi Moshe Hauer Family: Wife: Mindi, children who reside in Baltimore, New York, New Jersey and Jerusalem Lives in: Baltimore, MD Grew up in: Montreal, Canada Education: High school: Yeshiva Gedola Of...
There is a machlokes Ris- honim when the bracha of Borei Pri Hagafen is re- cited at Sheva Brachos. Do we say it as the first bracha, like we currently...
I was barbecuing hamburgers in my backyard and I went inside to prepare some side dishes. I left the hamburgers totally unattended. I then remembered that I’m not supposed to...
From Abstract to Concrete There was a rabbi known for his constant preaching about the need to nurture children with warmth and love. One time he noticed some children who were...
Alan Hirsch, the publisher of the Country Vues and the Jewish Vues Magazine, and Ari Hirsch, the associate publisher both asked me to write this urgent article. They have been...
For many years the twenty third Psalm was the most popular among American Christians. It conveys the impression that religion can have a very calming and soothing effect on one’s...
One of the many important national conversations taking place these days involves recognition and awareness of privilege. To some people, privilege is a negative thing and something to be ashamed...
The Torah in Parashat Balak tells the famous story of Bilam’s failed attempts to place a curse on Beneh Yis- rael. Bilam, a non-Jewish prophet, was summoned by Balak, the...
Turn to Hashem Hashem wants us to always be turn- ing to Him for our needs. The Gema- ra (Yoma 76.) states: Students once asked Reb Shimon ben Yochai: “Why didn’t the...
There are very few command- ments as evoca- tive as parah adumah- the ceremony of the red hefer. This sacrifice is processed and burnt outside the Mikdash, while its ashes...