Parshas Lech Lecha 5785
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Lech Lecha 5785 7 Cheshvan 5785/ November 8, 2024 BFF WOES Shortly before Rosh Hashanah I saw an article entitled “His best friend was a 250-pound warthog – one day it decided to kill him.” It told the story of Austin who lives on a […]
Parshas Noach 5785
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Noach 5785 Shabbos Rosh Chodesh MarCheshvan 1 Cheshvan 5785/ November 1, 2024 DON’T JUST STAND THERE On Chol Hamoed Succos I took my family to visit an old neighbor, in fact, a very old neighbor. I had never met the neighbor before, but my wife […]
Parshas Bereishis 5785
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Hoshana Rabbah 21 Tishrei 5785/ October 23, 2024 ELEVATED CIRCLES I know the Jewish people have been doing the Simchas Torah dancing thing the same way for thousands of years. But based on some trends I see in America I was thinking of some new ideas we can introduce […]
Succos 5785
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Succos 14 Tishrei 5785/ October 15, 2024 GROWTH POSITION October means it’s Major League Baseball Postseason time. Religious Jews who are sports fans clandestinely struggle to find ways to be informed of the scores of their team during the many holidays of this time period. I heard one […]
Yom Kippur 5785
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh – Yom Kippur 9 Tishrei 5785/ October 11, 2024 OH DEER For those living in New York City, it’s quite rare to see deer. But for those of us who live on the other side of the Hudson River it is quite common. In fact, recently […]
Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech 5784
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Netzovim-Vayelech 23 Elul 5784/ September 27, 2024 Pirkei Avos – Perek 5-6 KUGEL JUICE It’s been said that more people become religious because of the Rebbetzin’s kugel than because of the Rabbi’s sermon. This past Friday I couldn’t stop thinking about my wife’s kugel all […]
Parshas Ki Savo 5784
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Ki Savo 17 Elul 5784/ September 20, 2024 Pirkei Avos – Perek 3-4 UNAPOLOGETIC PRIDE Each year before Tisha b’Av I spend a considerable amount of time working with the learning director of Camp Dora Golding, my rebbe, Rabbi Noach Sauber, to develop a program […]
Parshas Ki Seitzei 5784
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Ki Setzei 10 Elul 5784/ September 13, 2024 Pirkei Avos – Perek 2 Lovingly dedicated in memory of my Uncle R’ Shmuel Kohn, Shmuel Chaim ben Rav Yaakov Meir, who was niftar suddenly this week. When we spoke, Uncle Shmuel would often comment to […]
Parshas Shoftim 5784
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Shoftim 3 Elul 5784/ September 6, 2024 Pirkei Avos – Perek 1-2 MAMA RACHEL CRY It wasn’t the way we envisioned or hoped. We so wanted to see Hirsh Goldberg-Polin reunited with his family. No family should have to suffer as they did. Perhaps we, […]
Parshas Re’eh 5784
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Re’eh 26 Menachem Av 5784/ August 30, 2024 Pirkei Avos – Perek 6 Mevorchim Chodesh Elul A HERO INDEED I never thought of myself as being very tech savvy. In fact, I still don’t. If you would’ve told me two years ago that I would […]