PARSHAS CHAYEI SARAH 5781
STAM TORAH PARSHAS CHAYEI SARAH 5781[1] “IN SEARCH OF TRUE BEAUTY” Stam Torah is lovingly dedicated in honor of the bar mitzvah of our dear son, Avi, this Shabbos. May he continue to grow in the path of Torah and Avodas Hashem. Stam Torah is also lovingly dedicated in memory of my beloved […]
PARSHAS VAYERA 5781
STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYERA 5781[1] “GENUINE CHESSED” Stam Torah is lovingly dedicated in memory of my beloved Savta, Shprintza bas Avrohom Yitzchak, Mrs. Minnie Staum a”h, whose yahrtzeit was this week, 17 Cheshvan. Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Herman was a Torah pioneer in America. In his daughter, Rebbitzin Ruchoma Shain’s, inspiring book […]
PARSHAS VAYERA 5781
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Vayera 5781 19 MarCheshvan 5781/November 6, 2020 To be added to my “Striving Higher” WhatsApp chat with periodic chizuk clips, or my “Power Parenting” WhatsApp chat with weekly ideas about parenting, text me at 845-641-5094. STRENGTH FOR ALL TIMES By now, the beautiful […]
Parshas Lech Lecha 5781
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Lech Lecha 5781 12 MarCheshvan 5781/October 30, 2020 To be added to my “Striving Higher” WhatsApp chat with periodic chizuk clips, or my “Power Parenting” WhatsApp chat with weekly ideas about parenting, text me at 845-641-5094. A BEAUTIFUL MOON As I was walking […]
PARSHAS LECH LECHA 5781
STAM TORAH PARSHAS LECH LECHA 5781[1] “PAST OR PRESENT” The Dubner Maggid related a parable about a king who had an old dog who had faithfully served as his private watchdog for decades. When the dog grew old and could no longer be of service to the king, the king came to the […]
PARSHAS NOACH 5781
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Noach 5781 5 MarCheshvan 5781/October 23, 2020 To be added to my “Striving Higher” WhatsApp chat with periodic chizuk clips, or my “Power Parenting” WhatsApp chat with weekly ideas about parenting, text me at 845-641-5094. BALD BEAUTY A friend used to have a […]
PARSHAS NOACH 5781
STAM TORAH PARSHAS NOACH 5781[1] “WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN” “It was freezing in Siberia during the winter; at times it dropped to forty degrees below zero. The soldiers forced us to fill impossible quotas of inhumane labor. If we didn’t fill our quota, we wouldn’t receive our meager rations of bread. […]
Parshas Bereishis 5781
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Bereishis 5781 Mevorchim Chodesh MaCheshvan 28 Tishrei 5781/October 16, 2020 To be added to my “Striving Higher” WhatsApp chat with periodic chizuk clips, or my “Power Parenting” WhatsApp chat with weekly ideas about parenting, text me at 845-641-5094. FRESH AND TIMELESS They say that youth is […]
Shemini Atzeres 5781
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Hoshanah Rabbah/Erev Shabbos Kodesh-Shemini Atzeres 5781 21 Tishrei 5781/October 9, 2020 To be added to my “Striving Higher” WhatsApp chat with periodic chizuk clips, or my “Power Parenting” WhatsApp chat with weekly ideas about parenting, text me at 845-641-5094. PRICKED FINGERS Succos is an all-encompassing holiday – […]
Succos 5781
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Succos 5781 14 Tshrei 5781/October 2, 2020 To be added to my “Striving Higher” WhatsApp chat with periodic chizuk clips, or my “Power Parenting” WhatsApp chat with weekly ideas about parenting, text me at 845-641-5094. FLIGHT TO SOMEWHERE It’s been an arduous few months. […]