PARSHAS VAYIKRA/Hachodesh 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayikra/Hachodesh Rosh Chodesh Nisan 1 Nissan 5775/ March 20, 2015 Federal officials say the number of laser incidents in the US being pointed at aircrafts jumped from 311 in 2005 to almost 4,000 in 2014. On March 10, 2015, the FAA said it received four reports from […]
PARSHIOS VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei/Parah Mevorchim Chodesh Nisan 22 Adar 5775/ March 13, 2015 During one of my internships when in was in Fordham University’s Social Work program, my supervisor was a psychologist who was also a secular Jew. Although he knew a lot about psychology, he didn’t know much about […]
PARSHAS KI SISA
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Ta’anis Esther – week of Parshas Ki Sisa 13 Adar 5775/ March Forth, 2015 Who generates the most excitement? I would venture to say it’s the Fed-Ex or UPS guy. (By the way, did you know Fed-Ex and UPS are merging? It’s going to be called Fed-Up. It’s happening on Tuesday […]
PARSHAS TEZAVEH/ZACHOR/PURIM 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Tetzaveh/Parshas Zachor 8 Adar 5775/ February 27, 2015 A few weeks ago a friend called me. He was preparing a speech and he wanted to know if I knew any good stories about someone who after enduring a challenging situation made a positive change in his life. […]
PARSHAS TERUMAH 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Terumah Rosh Chodesh – 1 Adar 5775/ February 20, 2015 I have often wondered what life is like in the north where temperatures hover around zero degrees for weeks at a time with strong winds with snow and ice burying the frozen tundra beneath. Recently all of […]
PARSHAS MISHPATIM/ PARSHAS SHEKALIM 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Mishpatim/Shekalim Mevorchim Chodesh Adar 24 Shevat 5775/ February 13, 2015 How often do we read or hear a quote from an interview from which we draw a strong opinion, only to find out later that the quote was taken out of context? Then when we hear or […]
PARSHAS YISRO 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Yisro 17 Shevat 5775/ February 6, 2015 The wisest of men declared that there is a time and place for everything under the heavens. Therefore, there’s a certain thrill we enjoy when we feel like we “beat the system” by enjoying something out of its time/season. Some […]
Extra Musings – In honor of Super Bowl
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Beshalach 10 Shevat 5775/January 30, 2015 In honor of the Super Bowl we present some life lessons to be gleaned from the game of football. [The first three are based on the lecture of Dr. Yitzy Schechter for the YU Halftime show 2013 – Super Bowl […]
PARSHAS BESHALACH / SHABBOS SHIRA / TU B’SHVAT 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Beshalach – Shabbas Shirah 10 Shevat 5775/ January 30, 2015 Traveling by airplane is an amazing experience. It never ceases to amaze me how things that are so tall and imposing when we are on the ground, including cars, trucks, houses and buildings, suddenly appear miniscule and […]
PARSHAS BO 5775
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Bo 3 Shevat 5775/ January 23, 2015 At the beginning of Parshas Bo, seven plagues have already ravaged Egypt, and the impenetrable resolve of the uncompromising Pharaoh was finally starting to break. He summoned Moshe and expressed a willingness to negotiate. He asked Moshe who exactly would […]