ROSH HASHANA 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Rosh Hashanah of 5776 29 Elul 5775/ September 13, 2015 A few days ago I was walking outside our home when I noticed that over the summer a bunch of plants had begun growing from an area covered with wood chips. So I spent some time yanking them out of […]
PARSHAS NETZOVIM 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Netzovim 27 Elul 5775/ September 11, 2015 Pirkei Avos Perek 5-6 Sometime during the spring Chani handed me a brand new set of barbecue instruments she had just purchased so that I could tovel (immerse) them in a mikvah so we could use them. Our old ones […]
PARSHAS KI SAVO 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Ki Savo 20 Elul 5775/ September 4, 2015 Pirkei Avos Perek 3-4 One night this past summer, camp was graced with a performance from a professional balloonist/magician. He was not only spectacular he was also very funny and it was an all-around enjoyable show. Throughout the show, […]
PARSHAS KI SETZEI 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Ki Setzei 13 Elul 5775/ August 29, 2015 Pirkei Avos Perek 1-2 Auntie Em will tell you: There’s no place like home. This week we arrived home from Camp Dora Golding where we enjoyed another wonderful summer season b’h. After all the boxes and packages were unloaded […]
PARSHAS SHOFTIM 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Shoftim 6 Elul 5775/ August 22, 2015 Pirkei Avos Perek 6 Anyone who has ever attended summer camp knows how emotionally-charged and special the Grand Sing is. At the conclusion of three days of Color War activities, skits, plays, and songs, the entire camp gathers together. They […]
PARSHAS RE’EH 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Re’eh 30 Menachem Av 5775/ August 15, 2015 1 Rosh Chodesh Elul Pirkei Avos Perek 5 A few weeks back I spoke in Shul about the greatness and significance of the mitzvah of tzitzis. I quoted Chazal who state that fulfilling the mitzvah of tzitzis is equivalent […]
PARSHAS EIKEV 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vaeschanan- Shabbos Eikev 22 Menachem Av 5775/ August 7, 2015 Shabbos Mevorchim Chodesh Elul Pirkei Avos Perek 4 I was privileged to be part of the final graduating class from Yeshiva Shaarei Torah when Rabbi Berel Wein was its Rosh Yeshiva. It must have been that only […]
PARSHAS VAESCHANAN 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vaeschanan- Shabbos Nachamu TU B’AV- 15 Menachem Av 5775/ July 31, 2015 Pirkei Avos Perek 3 Rabbi Dovie Eisenberger is one of the esteemed learning rabbeim here in Camp Dora Golding. As Tisha B’av was beginning a few summers ago, just after he had left his bungalow […]
PARSHAS DEVORIM – TISHA B’AV 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Devorim Shabbos Tisha B’av 5775/ July 22, 2015 At our Shabbos table a few weeks ago a friend of ours related that some time prior she had been attending a wedding. She was standing next to her table and shmoozing with a friend, when she felt tapping on […]
PARSHIOS MATOS-MASEI 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Matos-Masei Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av 5775/ July 15, 2015 Pirkei Avos – Chapter 2 This week Camp Dora Golding went on its first major trip of the summer to Dorney Park, a major theme park in Allentown, PA. As anyone who has ever been to a Theme Park […]