PARSHAS KI SETZEI 5772
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Ki Setzei – Pirkei Avos, perakim 1-2 13 Elul 5772/September 1, 2012 One evening last week, shortly before we returned home from camp, I had to travel into Brooklyn to be menachem avel a fellow camp administration member. The trip is normally about an hour and […]
PARSHAS SHOFTIM 5772
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Shoftim – Pirkei Avos, perek 6 6 Elul 5772/August 25, 2012 The Siyum Hashas at Metlife stadium three weeks ago generated a great deal of worthy discussion and deserved fascination. Also, like everything else, by now its discussion has begun to fade, as new occurrences warrant […]
PARSHAS RE’EH 5772
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Re’eh – Pirkei Avos, perek 5 Rosh Chodesh Elul 5772/August 17, 2012 “Isn’t it amazing how time flies? I can’t believe it’s already time to pack up and head home.” “I agree. Didn’t summer just begin? And now it’s Elul, almost time for school, and Rosh Hashanah […]
PARSHAS EIKEV 5772
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Eikev – Pirkei Avos, perek 4 22 Av 5772/August 10, 2012 The yeshiva bochur was late for his close friend’s wedding and he really wanted to catch the chuppah. When he finally neared the hall, to his chagrin, there were no parking spots to be found. […]
PARSHAS VAESCHANAN 5772
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vaeschanan – Pirkei Avos, perek 3 Shabbos Nachamu – 15 Av 5772/August , 2012 Torrents of tears, rivers of innocent blood, unbridled anguish, unmitigated suffering, ruthless cruelty, and extremes of evil, all come to life in the painful pages of the Kinnos of Tisha B’av. It’s […]
PARSHAS DEVORIM SHABBOS CHAZON 5772
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Devorim – Pirkei Avos, perek 3 Shabbos Chazon – Tisha B’av 5772/July 27, 2012 Rabbi Mordechai Finkelman shlita, our Mashgiach in Camp Dora Golding (as well as the Mashgiach in Yeshiva Ohr HaChaim in Queens, NY), related that at a Torah Umesorah Convention he attended some years […]
PARSHIOS MATOS-MASEI 5772
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshios Matos-Masei – Pirkei Avos, perek 2 Rosh Chodesh Av 5772/July 20, 2012 A friend of mine related that one summer night, he walked passed a few boys who were laying on the ground in an open field staring at the clear night sky, and he overheard […]
PARSHAS PINCHAS 5772
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Pinchos – Pirkei Avos, perek 1 23 Tamuz 5772/July 13, 2012 This Sunday morning, the fast of Shiva Asar b’Tamuz, I was waking up the campers in my divisions for shacharis, when I noticed two campers standing outside their bunk house with big smiles on their face. They explained that in nervous anticipation of the fast they had an epiphany. Being […]
PARSHAS BALAK 5772
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Balak – Pirkei Avos, perek 6 16 Tamuz 5772/July 6, 2012 In honor of the July fourth heat I am recounting one of our experiences after one of the major winter snow storm last year. By the time our snow-plower arrived almost a foot of snow had […]
PARSHAS CHUKAS 5772
“RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Chukas – Pirkei Avos, perek 5 10 Tamuz 5772/June 30, 2012 It seems like a favorite pastime for people to talk about their former teachers and their unique idiosyncrasies, as well as the antics students pulled in class. Undoubtedly, one of my most unique teachers was ‘Rich’ […]