PARSHAS TETZAVEH – PURIM KATAN 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Tetzaveh 10 Adar I 5779/February 15, 2019 This past weekend, our family enjoyed a wonderful Shabbos at my parent’s home in the Forshay section of Monsey. Shabbos morning was very cold, with a biting wind making it feel even colder. At about 7:20 am, I left […]
PARSHAS TETZAVEH/ZACHOR PURIM 5778
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Tetzaveh 8 Adar 5778/February 23, 2018 Parshas Zachor In case, you are afraid that the honor and respect conferred upon rabbis goes to their heads, rest assured that rabbis have a built-in ‘humility promoter’. They are called sermon snoozers. Most of them seem to sit in […]
PARSHAS TETZAVEH/ZACHOR PURIM 5778
STAM TORAH PARSHAS TETZAVEH/ZACHOR PURIM 5778 “EXPRESSION OF LOVE”[1] Rav Meir Goldwicht shlita related the following personal story: “In 1967, I was a young elementary school, student. My father was one of the tzanchanim (paratroopers) who were present when the Kosel was liberated. The afternoon after it was recaptured, he was one of those […]
PARSHAS TETZAVEH/ZACHOR PURIM 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Teztaveh/Parshas Zachor – Erev Purim 12Adar 5777/ March 10, 2017 “So I was on a roll — I was an executive with a nice salary, annual bonuses and stock options, all the perks. Everything was on track… And on Monday, January 7th, 2008 at three o’clock in the […]
PARSHAS TETZAVEH/ZACHOR PURIM 5777
STAM TORAH PARSHAS TETZAVEH/ZACHOR PURIM 5777 “THE COLOR OF DIVINITY” The following excerpt is from the memoirs of Dr. Isaac Steven Herschkopf[1]: “One summer I was spending a week with my aunt and uncle in upstate Ellenville. Uncle David and Aunt Saba, survivors themselves, as the doctor and nurse in charge of the concentration camp […]
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 TEZAVEH/ZACHOR/PURIM 5775
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Rebbe/Guidance Counselor – ASHAR Principal – Ohr Naftoli- New Windsor STAM TORAH PARSHAS TEZAVEH/ZACHOR/PURIM 5775 “AN EYE FOR AN I”[1] The story was reaching its crescendo. Esther was poised to reveal to Achashveirosh the answers to the mysteries that baffled him for so long. Who was […]
PARSHAS TEZAVEH/ZACHOR/PURIM 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Tetzaveh/Parshas Zachor 8 Adar 5775/ February 27, 2015 A few weeks ago a friend called me. He was preparing a speech and he wanted to know if I knew any good stories about someone who after enduring a challenging situation made a positive change in his life. […]
PARSHAS TETZAVEH/PURIM 5773
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch/Ashar STAM TORAH PARSHAS TETZAVEH/PURIM 5773 “FRAGRANT CONNECTION” Rabbi Aryeh Zev Ginzberg, Rabbi of the Chofetz Chaim Torah Center in Long Island, related the following incredible story: The son of one of his congregants went to learn in Eretz Yisrael, and decided to […]