PURIM/SHUSHAN PURIM PARSHAS TZAV 5779
STAM TORAH PURIM/SHUSHAN PURIM PARSHAS TZAV 5779 “FANNING THE FLAMES”[1] Randy Pausch, a computer science professor, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in September 2006. On September 18, 2007, he delivered an inspiring lecture entitled “The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams“. The video of the lecture went viral and has been viewed by millions. Pausch […]
PURIM/SHUSHAN PURIM PARSHAS TZAV 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Shushan Purim Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Tzav 15 Adar II 5779/March 22, 2019 Everyone wants to know the secret to wisdom. I can’t share it with you, because then it wouldn’t be a secret any more. (To be fair, that statement isn’t necessarily true. Everyone wants to know the secret to […]
PARSHAS VAYIKRA/ZACHOR/PURIM 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayikra-Zachor 7 Adar II 5779/March 15, 2019 Fall back and spring forward, or is it fall forward and spring back? Or is it fall into a spring and spring out of your fall? Whatever it is, as of this week we are back on daylight savings time. […]
PARSHAS VAYIKRA/ZACHOR/PURIM 5779
STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYIKRA/ZACHOR/PURIM 5779 “INDOMITABLE SPIRIT”[1] A fellow meets his elderly neighbor Bernie, one afternoon, and they begin conversing. Bernie starts telling his neighbor about a new class he and his wife were taking. “You know, how we are getting older, and sometimes we tend to forget details, events, and even names. So, we’re […]
PARSHAS PEKUDEI 5779
STAM TORAH PARSHAS PEKUDEI 5779 “HERO MENTALITY”[1] NYT – The Real Victims of Victimhood By Arthur C. Brooks Dec. 26, 2015 …“Victimhood culture” has now been identified as a widening phenomenon by mainstream sociologists… So who cares if we are becoming a culture of victimhood? We all should. To begin with, victimhood makes it more and more difficult […]
PARSHAS PEKUDEI 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Pekudei Rosh Chodesh Adar II 5779/March 8, 2019 My rebbe, Rabbi Berel Wein, often quips that all rabbis like to say a few words before they speak. This week’s Musings is quite a milestone, in that it is the 500th “Rabbi’s Musings and Amusings” I have […]
PARSHAS VAYAKHEL-SHEKALIM 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayakhel/Shekalim Mevorchim Chodesh Adar II 24 Adar I 5779/March 1, 2019 An excerpt of the following article appeared in Hamodia’s Inyan Magazine, November 28, 2018: THE FLOWING WELLS: WHY RABBI TWERSKI IS MISTAKEN Rabbi Dani Staum, LMSW Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski is an incredibly insightful […]
PARSHAS VAYAKHEL-SHEKALIM 5779
STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYAKHEL-SHEKALIM 5779 “GET INVOLVED”[1] Mr. Alan Rosenstock is the President of Tomchei Shabbos in Rockland County. One morning a few years ago, when I was still a rebbe there, Mr. Rosenstock spoke to the students of Ashar. I was very moved by his message, the gist of which follows: “I often ask […]
PARSHAS KI SISA 5779
STAM TORAH PARSHAS KI SISA 5779 “HURRIED OR HARRIED”[1] Quebec man told his $13.5M winning lottery ticket void because he was seven seconds late The Canadian Press, January 29, 2015 MONTREAL — A lot can happen in seven seconds. Just ask the Quebec man who says that brief period cost him $13.5 million. Joel Ifergan […]
PARSHAS KI SISA 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Ki Sisa 17 Adar I 5779/February 22, 2019 Our Yeshiva, Heichal HaTorah, embarked on a special project to compile our own yeshiva siddur. The siddur will iyH include insights and explanations from our talmidim and rabbeim. It’s quite an undertaking, but it has already had a […]