January 17, 2025

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Rabbi Moshe Hauer

Articles by Rabbi Moshe Hauer

 The Real You

Who are you really? For better or for worse, we are not identified as much by what we do as by who we are. As

A World of Kindness and Bracha

Imagine a world where everyone is taking care of each other and finding ways to deliver joy. Picture a situation where instead of worrying about

Lashon HaTov

The current discord and rifts within Klal Yisrael pose a huge challenge, undermining our fundamental identification as “goy echad ba’aretz —one nation in the land,”and

The Mizrach (Eastern) Wall

Do you have any idea how hard it is for your rabbi to concentrate on his davening? Kavana—the maintenance of clear focus during tefillah—is a

Living Near God

Do you live in a God neighborhood? No, that was not a typo. Hashem is often referred to as the Shechina, a term which is

Unconditional Love of God

Unconditional love. We know what that means when it comes to our relationships with family members and friends. What does it mean when it comes

Desires and Yearnings

Even if you can’t have it, you should still want it. That line may sound like the opposite of the 10th commandment,“lo tachmod,” that warns

קינה על מאורעות זמננו: A Tisha B’Av Lament for October 7

מִי יִתֵּן רֹאשִׁי מַיִם וְעֵינִי מְקוֹר נוֹזְלַי, וְאֶבְכֶּה כָּל יְמוֹתַי וְלֵילַי, עַל חַלְלַי טַפַּי וְעוֹלָלַי, וִישִׁישֵׁי קְהָלַי, וְאַתֶּם עֲנוּ אֲבוֹי וְאוֹי וְאַלְלַי, וּבְכֵן בָּכֹה בֶכֶה

Good Impressions

Do impressions matter? Is it our sole concern to do the right thing, or should we care about what others think about our choices? Our

Becoming Torah

As Torah-observant Jews, do we just do different things? How personally transformative is our faith and practice? Judaism rises and falls on this question. Klal

Children and Students of Avraham

Klal Yisrael is rightfully obsessed with the work of chinuch, education. Both Moshe and Avraham are compared to Bilaam, as our Sages likened the quality