On Shemini Atzeres of 5786, the Jewish world lost Rabbi Moshe Hauer zt”l, one of the wisest and most quietly pious people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. Rabbi Hauer was a spiritual giant and a personal...
The Zohar tells of a conversation that took place between Noach and Hashem after the flood. Noach turned to Hashem and asked, “I thought You were a merciful, benevolent G-d. How could You allow such a thing...
The name Noach was introduced and explained in last week’s parsha [Bereishis 5:28-29]. “And (Lemech) called the name (of his son) Noach saying: This one will comfort us from our toil and from the anguish of our hands, from...
The tragic demise of mankind during the era of the flood was not just a punishment for that wicked generation. Even more so, it was perhaps a series of powerful lessons to be studied by G-d fearing...
The Tiferes Shlomo (Rosh Hashanah) writes that in the future, we will discover the goodness that was concealed in the galus, and the hint is (Tehillim 96:11) Yism’chu Hashamayim V’tagel Ha’aretz, “The heavens will rejoice and the earth will exult.” The word...
RAINBOW SPRINKLE COOKIES INGREDIENTS: 2 cups (10 ounces) all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup confectioners sugar 1/4 cup canola oil 1 egg 2 teaspoons...
“Tzohar Ta’aseh La’teivah” Make a tzohar for the ark. Rashi “Yesh Omrim Chalon” There are those who say it is a window. Bereishis 6:16 Many wonderful shuls are blessed to be in scenic locations, and often have large windows that...
How can we “extend a hand” even when we are frustrated? After the conclusion of the Flood, Noach needed a way to determine how far the waters had receded. Enter the dove. Or more precisely, exit the dove....
Parashat Noach tells the famous story of Noach, the lone righteous person in a corrupt, sinful generation, and who was thus saved by the flood which G-d brought upon the earth by constructing an ark as G-d had...
Back to Bereishis. Last Shabbos, we rolled the Sefer Torah to the very beginning. We began a new cycle of weekly Torah readings. The Midrash teaches, Shivim panim laTorah, there are seventy faces to...