SHEMINI/PARAH 5776
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Rebbe/Guidance Counselor – ASHAR Principal – Ohr Naftoli- New Windsor STAM TORAH SHEMINI/PARAH 5776 “PURE HAPPINESS” Geneen Roth lost her lifesavings in the Madoff scandal. The book she wrote following the ordeal, “Lost and Found” became a New York Times Bestseller. The following excerpt is from an […]
SHEMINI/PARAH 5776
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Shemini/Parah 22 Adar II 5776/ April 1, 2016 Our Sages relate that the Torah is concerned with the money of the Jewish people. I feel that this is readily apparent from the fact that each holiday uniquely benefits certain vocations. Rosh Hashanah gives a boost to beekeepers […]
PURIM/PARSHAS TZAV 5776
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch http://www.stamtorah.info STAM TORAH PURIM/PARSHAS TZAV 5776 “JOY RENEWED” After defeating the Red Coats and ousting the British in 1781, the colonists were faced with the daunting task of revising their system of government. The original system, the Articles of Confederation, was a […]
PURIM/PARSHAS TZAV 5776
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Tzav SHUSHAN PURIM 15 Adar II 5776/ March 25, 2016 A number of years ago a friend of mine married a woman from a very upscale neighborhood. After a few months of Shabbos and Yom Tov visits with his in-laws he quipped that he feels bad for […]
PARSHAS VAYIKRA/ZACHOR 5776
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Rebbe/Guidance Counselor – ASHAR Principal – Ohr Naftoli- New Windsor STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYIKRA/ZACHOR 5776 “THE FISTFUL” In 1940, the Nazi war machine was a virtually unstoppable force. It had already annexed Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Alsace-Lorraine without firing a single bullet. Then beginning in September 1938 they […]
PARSHAS VAYIKRA/ZACHOR 5776
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayikra/Zachor 8 Adar II 5776/ March 18, 2016 I’m really happy that I got the flu shot this year. This way when I got the flu two weeks ago and people accusingly asked me if I got the flu shot, I was able to reply “As a […]
PARSHAS PEKUDEI 5776
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch STAM TORAH PARSHAS PEKUDEI 5776 “FORGE ON” “There is a cemetery not far from my house, with graves that date back to the nineteenth century. I have never seen anyone come there to lay a flower. Most people just wander through, read […]
PARSHAS PEKUDEI 5776
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Pekudei Rosh Chodesh Adar II 1 Adar II 5776/ March 11, 2016 There’s no doubt that I am the most important person in the world these days. You need to know about me. So really I’m telling you about myself for your own good! So pay attention […]
Parshas Vayakhel – Shekalim 5771
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch STAM TORAH VAYAKHEL 5771 “NO CARRY-OVER” February 27, 2010 Changing Face in Poland: Skinhead Puts on Skullcap By DAN BILEFSKY WARSAW — When Pawel looks into the mirror, he can still sometimes see a neo-Nazi skinhead staring back, the man he was before […]
KI SISA 5776
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Rebbe/Guidance Counselor – ASHAR Principal – Ohr Naftoli- New Windsor STAM TORAH KI SISA 5776 “DIVINE AROMA” “In March 1988, Vendyl Jones and his team of Bnei Noah volunteers found a clay juglet about five inches in height in a cave in Qumran, just west of the […]