PARSHAS BEHA’ALOSCHA 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Beha’aloscha 18 Sivan 5779/June 21, 2019 Avos perek 2 Dedicated in honor of Coach YL Celnik Sunday afternoons during May and June are dedicated to Pirchei Baseball. Every grade has its own teams and games. As the boys get older, the games become more competitive and […]
PARSHAS NASO 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Naso 11 Sivan 5779/June 14, 2019 Avos perek 1 I don’t know if this happens in anyone else’s home, but often when I ask one of my near-perfect children to do something, they will reply “I don’t want to.” A wise friend noted that when his […]
PARSHAS BAMIDBAR/SHAVUOS 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Bamidbar, Erev Shavuos 4 Sivan 5779/June 7, 2019 Avos perek 6 – 48sh day of the Omer This winter, I had quite a saga with cars, tickets, and insurance claims. Leaving out many other details for the moment, I had a court appearance date in Lakewood […]
PARSHAS BECHUKOSAI 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Bechukosai – Shabbos Chazak! Mevorchim Chodesh Sivan 26 Iyar 5779/May 31, 2019 Avos perek 5 – 41sh day of the Omer So what do Yankees games, old time kibbutzim in Eretz Yisroel, and this year’s Lag Baomer medurah (fire) in Nee Square have in common? You […]
PARSHAS BEHAR 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Behar 24 Iyar 5779/May 24, 2019 Avos perek 4 – 34th day of the Omer THE FIRE OF LAG BAOMER There are certain people whose accomplishments seem to traverse normal human limits. They seem to possess uncanny and selfless devotion to their causes which influence Klal […]
PARSHAS EMOR/ LAG BAOMER 5779
It’s that time of year again. It actually happens twice – once in the spring and once in the summer. It’s the periods of national mourning when Jewish barbers are on vacation and many Jewish men’s beards look scruffy and somewhat unkempt. Between Pesach and Shavuos, the days of Sefiras Ha’omer, we mourn the loss […]
PARSHAS KEDOSHIM 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Kedoshim 5 Iyar 5779/May 10, 2019 Avos perek 2 – 20th day of the Omer There’s a classic story about two beggars – one Jewish, the other non-Jewish – who would make their rounds begging together. One night they were sitting on a bench commiserating about […]
PARSHAS ACHREI MOS 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh parshas Acharei Mos 28 Nissan 5779/May 3, 2019 JUST LIKE THIS When I was younger, I was told that if a person eats too much of a certain food, he will eventually start to look like that food. Pesach proves the fallacy of that idea: the […]
PESACH 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh/Pesach 14 Nissan 5779/April 19, 2019 So, when did “thing” become a thing? Our expressions are constantly evolving, especially in our society of constant new and exciting technology, where new words are frequently introduced to describe new apps and programs. But even within our everyday talk, especially among […]
PARSHAS METZORA/HAGADOL 5779
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Meztora Shabbos Hagaol 7 Nissan 5779/April 12, 2019 It’s just one of those things that everyone knows. Golden Blossom makes honey, Tenuva produces milk and cheese, and Maxwell House publishes the Haggadah. I always wondered what the connection is between Maxwell House Coffee and the Haggadah. […]