PARSHAS BEREISHES 5774
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Succos/Hoshana Rabba – Z’man Simchaseinu / Erev Shmini Atzeres 21 Tishrei 5774/September 25, 2013 A few weeks ago one of the gold cufflinks I received as a gift from my kallah shortly before our wedding broke. More than their inherent value, they are precious to me because of their sentimental value. Ten years of […]
SUCCOS 5768
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Z’man Simchaseinu – Succos 14 Tishrei 5774/September 18, 2013 Don’t get me wrong, I like my mechanic. I think he really knows what he’s talking about. The problem is that I have no idea what he is talking about. The situation has happened numerous times over the years. I pull into […]
YOM KIPPUR 5774
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh – Yom Kippur 9 Tishrei 5774/September 13, 2013 I remember it well. I was learning in Yeshiva Toras Moshe in Yerushalayim. It was a three day Yom Tov just like this year – Rosh Hashana Thursday and Friday, immediately segueing into Shabbos Shuva. Together with a friend I was […]
ROSH HASHANA 5774
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Rosh Hashanah of 5774 29 Elul 5773/September 4, 2013 It’s always special to make a simcha, especially in our community. The bell hardly stops ringing as friends and family stop by full of smiles and heartfelt warm wishes of mazal tov, while holding food platters, candy, and pastries. Everybody knows that you don’t […]
PARSHIOS NETZOVIM-VAYELECH 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Netzovim-Vayelech 24 Elul 5773/August 30, 2013 Pirkei Avos – perek 5-6 It is with the utmost gratitude to Hashem that we announce the birth of our son on Monday morning, 20 Elul 5773/August 26, 2013. That first moment when a new life emerges and detaches itself from […]
PARSHAS KI SAVO 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Ki Savo 17 Elul 5773/August 23, 2013 Pirkei Avos – perek 3-4 The busses departed and the 5773/2013 camping season camp to an end. Although in past years our family has lingered to enjoy the fresh air and (now) quiet grounds in camp after the campers have […]
PARSHAS KI SETZEI 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Ki Setzei 10 Elul 5773/August 16, 2013 Pirkei Avos – perek 2 Soon after our first child was born, a friend offered me a valuable piece of advice: “Once you have children, you only wear one shirt a Shabbos. No matter how dirty he makes your shirt, no […]
PARSHAS SHOFTIM 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Shoftim 3 Elul 5773/August 9, 2013 Pirkei Avos – perek 1 Anyone who has ever attended camp is familiar with how it works. It’s virtually the same in every camp. As the summer draws to a close, all campers begin gearing up for Color War. They know it’s coming, […]
PARSHAS RE’EH 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Re’eh 26 Menachem Av 5773/August 2, 2013 Pirkei Avos – perek 6 The rule in the Senior Division of Camp Dora Golding, where yours truly is the Division Head, is that if a camper is late to shacharis he has to make up the time during an activity. […]
PARSHAS EIKEV 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Eikev 17 Menachem Av 5773/July 26, 2013 Pirkei Avos – perek 5 One of the many extracurricular activities that campers love in camp is to make bonfires. Campers spend their free time for a day or two collecting sticks and twigs, and setting them up for their bunk’s […]