Parshas Behar 5782
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Behar 19 Iyar 5782/May 20, 2022 Avos perek 4- 34th day of Omer לזכר נשמת חו”מ נטע יצחק בן אלכסנדר REAL COOL Years ago, I heard about a man named Rabbi Meir Shuster, a fixture at the Kosel, who would scan the plaza looking for […]
Parshas Emor 5782
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Emor 12 Iyar 5782/May 13, 2022 Avos perek 3- 27th day of Omer לזכר נשמת חו”מ נטע יצחק בן אלכסנדר HIGH VOLTAGE Before I went to Eretz Yisroel a few months ago, I was reminded a few times to make sure to take a long […]
Parshas Kedoshim 5782
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Kedoshim 5 Iyar 5782/May 6, 2022 Avos perek 2- 20th day of Omer לזכר נשמת חו”מ נטע יצחק בן אלכסנדר HIGHLIGHTING LIFE One morning recently, I was standing in shul davening when I noticed the open siddur of the fellow sitting in front of me. […]
Parshas Achrei 5782
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Achrei Mos 28 Nissan 5782/April 29, 2022 Mevorchim Chodesh Nissan – Avos perek 1- 13th day of Omer לזכר נשמת חו”מ נטע יצחק בן אלכסנדר PERENNIAL SUNSHINE It’s ingrained in our psyche – fallback and spring forward. (Or is it fall forward and spring […]
Pesach 5782
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh – Pesach 14 Nissan 5782/April 15, 2022 לזכר נשמת חו”מ נטע יצחק בן אלכסנדר OF ALL PLACES Like every Yom Tov, Pesach is beautiful and unique. But the road to Pesach must pass through Erev Pesach. Erev Pesach isn’t just a day. In fact, […]
Parshas Metzora Shabbos Hagadol 5782
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Metzora 6 Nissan 5782/April 8, 2022 Shabbos HaGadol לזכר נשמת חו”מ נטע יצחק בן אלכסנדר SKIN OF HIS TEETH This week our son Shalom had his wisdom teeth removed. It wasn’t easy to get an appointment with a doctor that would do the procedure […]
Parshas Tazria 5782
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Tazria/Rosh Chodesh Nissan 29 Adar II 5782/April 1, 2022 Parshas HaChodesh לזכר נשמת חו”מ נטע יצחק בן אלכסנדר START PRAYING Mark Twain once quipped, “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old […]
Parshas Shemini 5782
Purim / Parshas Tzav 5782
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Tzav 15 Adar II 5782/March 18, 2022 Shushan Purim 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. לזכר נשמת חו”מ נטע יצחק בן אלכסנדר […]
Parshas Vayikra 5782
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Vayikra 8 Adar II 5782/March 11, 2022 Parshas Zachor 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. לזכר נשמת חו”מ נטע יצחק בן אלכסנדר […]