Parshas Shoftim 5780
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Shoftim Rosh Chodesh Elul 5780/August 20, 2020 Avos perek 6 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. THE WINNING TEAM Not infrequently, […]
Re’eh 5780
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Re’eh24 Menachem Av 5780/August 14, 2020Mevorchim Chodesh ElulAvos perek 5 To be added to my “Striving Higher” WhatsApp chat with periodic chizuk clips, or my “PowerParenting” WhatsApp chat with weekly ideas about parenting, text me at 845-641-5094. HUMBLE GREATNESS In Camp Dora Golding, on Shabbos morning before […]
Eikev 5780
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Eikev 17 Menachem Av 5780/August 7, 2020 Avos perek 4 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. KEEPING THE LINES It’s the day after […]
Parshas Vaeschanan/Nachamu 5780
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Vaeschanan/Nachamu 10 Menachem Av 5780/August 1, 2020 Avos perek 3 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS What an unusual baseball season it has been! In a season that began quite late and had been shortened to 60 games, a couple of games were already cancelled because of an […]
Parshas Devorim/Chazon 5780
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Devorim/Chazon 3 Menachem Av 5780/July 24, 2020 Avos perek 2 JOY OF PAIN It’s an old Camp Dora Golding tradition. On Friday afternoon, the staff plays against the camp administration in a competitive baseball game. For most of the well over two decades that I’ve […]
Parshas Matos-Masei 5780
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Matos-Masei – Chazak! 25 Tamuz 5780/July 17, 2020 Avos perek 1 – Mevorchim chodesh Menachem Av PROFITS OF PROPHETS “Zehu Ze!” (This is It!) was a long-running Israeli comedy show from 1978 through 1998. It was a series of sketches that poked fun at the […]
Pinchos 5780
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Pinchos 18 Tamuz 5780/July 10, 2020 Avos perek 6 SIGN OF THE TIMES During the last few weeks, there have been a plethora of signs cropping up on people’s lawns. Some wish congratulations to graduates while others thank teachers and health care workers for going above […]
Parshas Chukas-Balak 5780
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Chukas-Balak (EY – Balak) 11 Tamuz 5780/July 3, 2020 Avos perek 5 BLOOMING FLOWERS This past Friday morning, Chani and I were walking on the side of Route 45, a busy thoroughfare in our neighborhood, when we noticed some stunning flowers growing on the side of […]
Parshas Korach 5780
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Korach (EY – Chukas) 4 Tamuz 5780/June 26, 2020 Avos perek 4 DARE DEAR The following is the letter I wrote to Heichal HaTorah’s graduating Class of 2020 for their yearbook: Sivan 5780/June 2020 Dare Graduates! No, that’s not a typo. That’s my message to you, […]
Shelach 5780
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Shelach (EY – Korach) 27 Sivan 5780/June 19, 2020 Mevorchim Chodesh Tamuz – Avos perek 3 CROWN RESTORATION One of the positives about this very difficult period of anxiety and isolation, was that I was able to take care of some of those things that “I’ll […]