Parshas Ki Savo 5783
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Ki Savo 15 Elul 5783/September 1, 2023 BEYOND SECURITY Last Sunday, our family went to Newark airport to see off our oldest child, our son Shalom, as he returns to learn in Yerushalayim. It’s the third year in a row that we have done […]
Parshas Ki Seitzei 5783
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Ki Setzei 8 Elul 5783/August 25, 2023 RUN FOR IT One morning recently, when I walked out of our bungalow in Camp Dora Golding, I noticed that the garbage can that was always there was gone. I called the maintenance director, Effy Lew, to ask […]
Parshas Shoftim 5783
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Shoftim Rosh Chodesh Elul 1 Elul 5783/August 18, 2023 VALUED RECOGNITION One of the WhatsApp chats I am subscribed to is the daily Torah thoughts of Israeli journalist Sivan Rahav-Meir. In her bio, aside from being well known in Israeli media as a reporter, Mrs. […]
Parshas Re’eh 5783
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Re’eh 23 Menachem Av 5783/August 11, 2023 HOLY JERSEY Our family has the wonderful opportunity to spend our summers at Camp Dora Golding in East Stroudsburg, PA. Among its many outstanding features and qualities, Camp Dora Golding has an unparalleled learning program that it is […]
Parshas Eikev 5783
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Eikev 17 Menachem Av 5783/August 4, 2023 GOOD EYE There are certain sayings and mantras that are as part of baseball as the game itself. One of those sayings is “good eye”. In Judaism, having a good eye is something to aspire for. When Rabbi […]
Parshas Vaeschanan 5783
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Vaeschanan – Shabbos Nachamu 10 Menachem Av 5783/July 28, 2023 STILL MORE For the last few years, I have been working on producing and publishing a new Siddur. It’s been a long, arduous and fulfilling process. The Siddur is being thoroughly edited and will hopefully be […]
Parshas Devorim, Shabbos Chazon 5783
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Devorim – Shabbos Chazon 3 Menachem Av 5783/July 21, 2023 TOUCH OF HOPE On Thursday evening June 12, 2014, Gilad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel, and Eyal Yifrach were at the junction of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion, just outside their yeshiva. Like many do, they were hitching […]
Parshas Matos-Masei 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Matos-Masei 25 Tamuz 5783/July 14, 2023 Shabbos ChazaK – Mevorchim Chodesh Menachem Av UNFORGOTTEN STORIES Some time ago, someone close to my family was involved in a serious car accident. Being that I was in close vicinity to where the accident occurred, the family requested that […]
Parshas Pinchas 5783
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Pinchos 18Tamuz 5783/July 7, 2023 PIECE OF HEAVEN One of the great composers in contemporary Jewish music is Abie Rotenberg, who is renowned for his emotionally stirring songs. Some of his most moving songs were composed for the A Time for Music – HASC concerts. The […]
Parshas Chukas Balak 5783
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Chukas-Balak 11Tamuz 5783/June 30, 2023 TRUE HOME Every summer when our family heads up to camp, every time I get in my car during the first few weeks of the camp season, my smartphone tells me that it’s an hour and thirty-three minutes to get home. […]