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David Harbater

David Harbater

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Is the Haggadah merely a text to be read and recited?

11.04.2024 20

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Harbater

The Akedah and Israeli soldiers today

The Akedah-the Binding of Isaac- which appears in this week’s parasha- is arguably the most painful and heart-rending stories in all of the Torah. I...

02.11.2023 10

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Harbater

The gift of the land and suffering

After Abraham (named Abram at the time) arrives in the land of Canaan, and then passes through it, God promises: “I will assign this land to your...

26.10.2023 10

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Harbater

Responding to the situation – lessons from Noah

On Shabbat/Simchat Torah, the Jewish people suffered its’ most devastating day since the Holocaust. It was not just the sheer numbers of people...

18.10.2023 20

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Harbater

A Sukkot message for our times

The holiday of Sukkot is known in the Torah by two names: Chag ha-Sukkot– (חג הסוכות) -the Feast of Booths (Leviticus 23:34; Deuteronomy...

28.09.2023 10

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Harbater

God’s Introspection on Yom Kippur

While we are all called upon to engage in introspection and to correct our ways during this time of the year, there is someone else who engages in...

21.09.2023 10

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Harbater

Is Rosh Hashanah really a holiday of ‘awe’?

There is something bizarre about the holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Since it marks the new year, a new beginning, it is, for most of us, a time of...

13.09.2023 10

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Harbater

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