PARSHAS TETZAVEH/PURIM 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Tetzaveh/Zachor 12 Adar 5773/February 22, 2013 Cleaning ladies – don’t even get me started! Once, or maybe twice a week she is welcomed into my house, to decide where everything should go and how things should be arranged. Invariably, when I come home after she’s cleaned, while the house […]
PARSHAS TERUMAH 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Terumah 5 Adar 5773/February 15, 2013 Once upon a time, when you wanted to go somewhere, you needed to first find out directions from someone who knew the way. You would try to speak with someone who was proficient with roads, knew traffic patterns, and which was […]
PARSHAS MISHPATIM 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Mishpatim/Shekalim/Mevarchim Chodesh Adar 28 Shevat 5773/February 8, 2013 Written for “ASHREI NEWS” – Ashar’s weekly newsletter – Parshas Mishpatim 5773 It’s the biggest game of the year! There is no greater emotional hype in the world of sports than the Super Bowl. Players and fans count down the […]
PARSHAS YISRO 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Yisro 21 Shevat 5773/Febuary 1, 2013 The buzz is in the air. Get your hoagies and chips ready. It’s ‘Erev Super Bowl Sunday’. You may not even know which teams are playing; you may not even like football at all. But if you’re a good American, your gearing […]
PARSHAS BESHALACH 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Beshalach (Shabbos Shirah/Tu B’Shvat) 14 Shevat 5773/January 25, 2013 I remember my Bubby – may she live and be well – once emphatically telling me that I should never trust Polish people. When I noted that she herself was Polish, she immediately replied, “And you think I trust […]
PARSHAS BO 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Bo 6 Shevat 5773/January 18, 2013 The first day of ninth grade is unquestionably a big milestone. I remember my first day vividly. Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Monsey would become my second home for twelve years, but on that first day it was anything but home. After shacharis […]
PARSHAS VA’ERA 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vaera, Erev Rosh Chodesh Shevat 29 Teves 5773/January 11, 2013 As we were preparing for our shul Chanukah Chagigah in our home a few weeks ago, I went into the garage to find a rather heavy table that we keep there. Despite the bulkiness and heaviness of the table […]
PARSHAS SHEMOS 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Shemos 22 Teves 5773/January 4, 2013 Dear Principal I am writing to you out of deep aggravation and frustration. Last night my son came home from school and reported to my wife that the boys in his class didn’t allow him to play in their game during recess. […]
PARSHAS VAYECHI 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayechi 15 Teves 5773/December 28, 2012 Mr. Alex Gold, the indefatigable and devoted director of Camp Dora Golding began his orientation to the campers this past summer by recounting the following personal vignette: “One day I was walking towards my car in Brooklyn, and as I took my car […]
PARSHAS VAYIGASH 5773
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayigash 8 Teves 5773/December 21, 2012 The Jewish people always have the last laugh. Sometimes it takes a lot of patience to recognize it, but it never fails. Pharaoh tried to control our population by forcing us into extreme slave labor, but the more he oppressed us the more […]