PARSHAS CHAYEI SARAH 5776
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Chayei Sarah Mevorchim Chodesh Kislev 24 MarCheshvan 5776/ November 6, 2015 It’s been over a decade now that I have been learning with my wonderful chavrusa and friend, R’ Yossi Weimer. Although the location and time when we learn has changed over the years, our learning together […]
PARSHAS CHAYEI SARAH 5776
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Rebbe/Guidance Counselor – ASHAR Principal – Ohr Naftoli- New Windsor Stam Torah is lovingly dedicated to the memory of my Zaydei, Rav Yaakov Meir Kohn zt’l, R’ Yaakov Meir ben R’ Yosef Yitzchok, whose yahrtzeit is Monday, 27 MarCheshvan. STAM TORAH PARSHAS CHAYEI SARAH 5776 “CHARACTER ANALYSIS” […]
PARSHAS VAYERA 5776
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Strivinghigher.com Stam Torah is lovingly dedicated to the memory of my Savta, Mrs. Minnie Staum, Shprintza bas Avrohom Yitzchok, whose yahrtzeit is this Friday, 17 MarCheshvan. STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYERA 5776 “UNDER THE TREE” Rabbi Yisroel Lipkin of Salant zt’l, was once in the home of an assimilated Jew in […]
PARSHAS VAYERA 5776
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayera 17 MarCheshvan 5776/ October 30, 2015 If the wicked journalists of CNN, BBC, NPR, AP, NY Times, and all of the other unbalanced news agencies were around in the time of Avrohom, these may have very well been the headlines: Ø “ABRAHAM ABANDONS ELDERLY FATHER TO […]
PARSHAS LECH LECHA 5776
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Strivinghigher.com This week’s Stam Torah is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend Howard Israel a’h, Chaim Yisroel Pinchos ben Moshe Aharon, whose yahrtzeit is this Sunday – 12 Cheshvan. STAM TORAH PARSHAS LECH LECHA 5776 “TESTING THE LIMITS” Dear Cecil I’ve noticed that when people want to “prove” […]
PARSHAS LECH LECHA 5776
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Lech Lecha 10 MarCheshvan 5776/ October 23, 2015 In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue Whilst in Spain they expelled every single Jew Last week, America celebrated Columbus Day. In recent years Columbus Day has become somewhat controversial as there are many teachers who are hesitant to […]
PARSHAS NOACH 5776
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Noach 3 MarCheshvan 5776/ October 16, 2015 Part of the Chol Hamoed experience includes ‘back of hand stamps’. At many parks and recreational facilities, the policy is that if you need to leave temporarily after entering the park, before doing so you need to get your hand […]
PARSHAS NOACH 5776
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Strivinghigher.com STAM TORAH PARSHAS NOACH 5776 “WHEN IT’S ALL OVER” A young Rabbi, who was a student of the Telsher Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Mordechai Gifter zt’l, once approached Rabbi Gifter and said that he had been invited to be the guest lecturer in an out-of-town community. He wanted to know […]
PARSHAS BEREISHIS 5776
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Strivinghigher.com STAM TORAH BEREISHIS 5776 “SLY AND CROOKED” Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, NY is an upstanding Torah institution, educating hundreds of students. Some of the Rabbeim in the yeshiva, who reside in Brooklyn and travel to Far Rockaway, drive a carpool of students who live in Brooklyn to and […]
PARSHAS BEREISHIS 5776
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Bereishis – Shabbos Mevorchim Chodesh MarCheshvan 26 Tishrei 5776/ October 9, 2015 During one of the days of Chol Hamoed Succos last week, when the weather outside was less than favorable we took our children ice skating. Being the good sport that he is, our children’s father […]