PARSHAS VAYISHLACH 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayishlach 13 Kislev 5775/ December 5, 2014 What a difference a few degrees makes! Last Wednesday the first snowstorm of the season dumped almost half a foot of snow on Monsey. But while Monsey got hit by young man winter, balmy New York City and […]
PARSHAS VAYETZEI 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayetzei 6 Kislev 5775/ November 28, 2014 As I walked home from shul this past Shabbos with my son Shalom, we were reminiscing about our family trip to Eretz Yisroel a year ago. Shalom expressed that he was disappointed with “Eretz Yisroel”. He felt that […]
PARSHAS TOLDOS 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Toldos 28 Cheshvan 5775/ November 21, 2014 Shabbos Mevorchim Chodesh Kislev One of the most prized seforim that I have from my zaydes massive collection is a rosh hashana/Yom Kippur machzor printed in Germany in 1840. I always make sure to use the machzor […]
PARSHAS CHAYEI SARAH 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Chayei Sara 21 Cheshvan 5775/ November 14, 2014 Next Thursday, 27 Cheshvan will be the yahrtzeit of my Zaide, Rav Yaakov Meir Kohn zt’l. Every year during the weeks before his yahrtzeit I take out the few binders I have containing his sketchy writings […]
PARSHAS VAYERA 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayera 14 Cheshvan 5775/ November 7, 2014 Have you ever looked at old pictures of yourself and thought about how different you are than the person in the picture? Life itself is an experience that changes us, whether we like it or not. Recently Chani […]
PARSHAS LECH LECHA 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Lech Lecha 7 Cheshvan 5775/ October 31, 2014 A number of years ago before we moved into our current home, we were looking at homes that were for sale. Hanging in the bedroom of one the homes was a poem entitled “Tell Her So”. It […]
PARSHAS NOACH 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Noach 30 Tishrei 5775/October 24, 2014 1 Rosh Chodesh MarCheshvan Last week on Simchas Torah I was asked to lain a few ‘rounds’ of Parshas V’zos Haberacha, to help ensure that every man and boy received an aliyah to the Torah. I was still […]
SUCCOS/HOSHANA RABBAH 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Hoshana Rabbah – “Z’man Simchaseinu” 5775 21 Tishrei 5774/October 15, 2014 EIRUV TAVSHILIN! “So what are you doing today?” “I’m not sure yet. We were thinking about the aquarium, but my big ones aren’t interested. So we were thinking about ice skating, but my little ones can’t do that. […]
SUCCOS 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Succos – “Z’man Simchaseinu” 5775 14 Tishrei 5774/October 8, 2014 EIRUV TAVSHILIN! In a recorded lecture from Rabbi Ephraim Wachsman (Nissan 2004) he described his experience spending Shabbos near the grave of the great Rebbe, Rav Elimelech of Lizhensk, together with over fifteen hundred Jews from all walks […]
YOM KIPPUR 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh-Yom Kippur 5775 9 Tishrei 5774/October 3, 2014 A few weeks ago I was invited to give a presentation in the Yeshiva Ketana of Waterbury, Connecticut. While driving on the highway to Waterbury I noticed the yellow light on my dashboard, which indicated low tire pressure come […]