PARSHAS PINCHOS 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Pinchos 20 Tamuz 5777/ July 15, 2017 – Avos Perek 1 This past Sunday, Camp Dora Golding hosted it’s first (of two) Visiting Days of the 2017 summer season. Hundreds of excited parents packed onto the campus, for a few hours reunion with their sons, and to […]
PARSHAS BALAK 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Balak 13 Tamuz 5777/ July 8, 2017 – Avos Perek 6 A few months ago, I went to purchase a new mirror for my tefillin from the Dollar Store. Halacha dictates that one’s tefillin shel rosh must be high enough upon one’s head that the front of […]
PARSHAS CHUKAS 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Chukas 6 Tamuz 5777/ June 30, 2017 – Avos Perek 5 This week, the Staum family has made its annual pilgrimage to East Stroudsburg, PA, to our summer home at Camp Dora Golding. When making the announcements after davening last Shabbos, our shul President, R’ Yossi Goldman, […]
PARSHAS KORACH 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Korach 29 Sivan 5777/ June 23, 2017 – Avos Perek 4 Erev Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Each weekday afternoon, I head north on the Palisades Parkway, on my way to Mesivta Ohr Naftali in New Windsor, NY. As the Yeshiva’s Principal, you can only imagine how devastated […]
PARSHAS SHELACH 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Shelach 22 Sivan 5777/ June 16, 2017 – Avos Perek 3 Mevorchim Chodesh Tamuz Back in the days when “being on line” meant you were in a store, and the web was something spiders wove, audio was recorded on cassette tapes. I grew up in that archaic […]
PARSHAS BEHA’ALOSCHA 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Beha’aloscha 15 Sivan 5777/ June 9, 2017 – Avos Perek 2 The first time I heard one of my students exclaim “he’s a sick athlete”, I felt terrible. How sad that such a vibrant and adroit athlete was ill. Before I had a chance to add his […]
SHAVUOS 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shavuos – Z’man Matan Toraseinu (49th day of the Omer) 5 Sivan 5777/ May 30, 2017 Last week, as my chavrusa, R’ Yossi Weimer, and I were finishing our morning learning session, I overheard someone on the next table excitedly and passionately exclaim, “Do you understand this sevara (logical argument in […]
PARSHAS BAMIDBAR 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Bamidbar (45th day of Omer) 1 Sivan 5777/ May 26, 2017 – Avos Perek 6 Rosh Chodesh Sivan · “Before I got married, I was taught that I have to have more respect to my wife than for myself. So, I make sure to always treat my […]
PARSHIOS BEHAR-BECHUKOSAI 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Behar-Bechukosai (38th day of Omer) 23 Iyar 5777/ May 19, 2017 – Avos Perek 4 Shabbos Chazak! – Mevorchim Chodesh Sivan The Staum family are proud Leviim. We look forward to Moshiach coming so that we will have the great merit of singing in the Bais Hamikdash. […]
PARSHAS EMOR/LAG BAOMER 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Emor (31st day of Omer) 16 Iyar 5777/ May 12, 2017 – Avos Perek 3 This past week I attended the Torah Umesorah convention on Thursday and Friday. As I was driving up to the convention, it reminded me of my trip to the convention last year. […]