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. […]
PARSHAS ACHREI MOS-KEDOSHIM 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim (24th day of Omer) 9 Iyar 5777/ May 5, 2017 – Avos Perek 3 Many people feel their lives are spinning aimlessly, without going anywhere. Someone recently made a living model of that experience, patented, and marketed it, and is now raking it in. Perhaps […]
PARSHAS TAZRIA-METZORA 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Tazria-Metzora (17th day of Omer) 2 Iyar 5777/ April 28, 2017 – Avos Perek 2 I feel blessed and privileged to have many wonderful rabbeim and mentors who have had a strong impact upon my life. I have learned from them not only how to learn Torah, […]
PARSHAS SHMINI 5777
“RABBI’S REFLECTIONS[1] (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Shemini (10th day of Omer) 25 Nissan 5777/ April 21, 2017 – Avos Perek 1 Did you ever notice that the Yom Tov of Pesach seems to be inextricably connected to fires? Kashering our kitchens for Pesach necessitates burning out embedded chometz taste (whether with haga’lah or […]
PARSHAS TZAV – SHABBOS HAGADOL 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Tzav – Shabbos Hagadol 11 Nissan 5777/ April 7, 2017 On one occasion, I was speaking to my Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Schabes, about the challenge of constantly strengthening our emunah and bitachon. When I mentioned a certain popular book about emunah. Rabbi Schabes suggested that instead we […]
PARSHAS VAYIKRA 5777
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayikra 4 Nissan 5777/ March 31, 2017 Lz”n Avrohom Yosef ben Naftali Hertz a”h Recently, I saw an article about the American classic song “Old Man River”, from the 1927 musical and 1936 film classic “Show Boat”. The song was composed by Jerome Kern, a secular Jew […]