PARSHAS EIKEV 5770
Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Eikev – Avos perek 5 19 Av 5770/ /July 30, 2010 It was Visiting Day in Camp Dora Golding one year ago and the campus was packed with excited parents and children, who were catching up with each other. An elderly man sat down on my Gator […]
Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Devorim “Shabbos Chazon” 5770
Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Devorim “Shabbos Chazon” – Avos perek 3 5Av 5770/ /July 16, 2010 This Sunday, 7 Av, is the yahrtzeit of the Nesivas Shalom, Rabbi Shalom Noach Brazovsky zt’l, the Slonimer Rebbe (1911-2000). For the past year during shalosh seudos in shul each Shabbos afternoon, we studied together […]
Parshios Matos-Masei 5770
Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshios Matos-Masei– Avos perek 2 27 Tamuz 5770/ /July 9, 2010 Did you ever hear anyone described as a “typical New Yorker”? Exactly what is it that makes someone a “typical New Yorker?” The way I see it, it means that although he might know in the back […]
PINCHOS 5770
Download the original attachment “RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Pinchos – Avos perek 1 20 Tamuz 5770/ /July 2, 2010 The fast of the seventeenth of Tamuz ushers in the Three Week period of mourning for the destruction of the Holy Temples. Although the Mishan (end of Ta’anis) lists five tragic events […]
PARSHAS BALAK 5770
Download the original attachment “RABBI’S MUSINGS (& AMUSINGS)” Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Balak– Avos perek 6 13 Tamuz 5770/ /June 25, 2010 As I have done for the last few years, last week I chaperoned Bais Hachinuch’s eighth grade graduation trip. Along the way we had the opportunity to meet and hear some words of […]
PARSHAS SHELACH 5770
Download Only works in Fire Fox Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Shelach – Avos perek 3 22 Sivan 5770/ /June 4, 2010 A friend of mine related that he recently went to Yankees Stadium to watch a game. At the seventh inning stretch there was a minyan for ma’ariv at the kosher concession stand. After Aleinu, […]
PARSHAS BEHA’ALOSCHA 5770
Download the original attachment Only works in fire fox Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Beha’aloscha– Avos perek 2 15 Sivan 5770/ May 28, 2010 The following thoughts were written in honor of the kehilla’s celebration of – The 50th wedding anniversary of Sy and Sandy Freidbaum The 25th anniversary of Nathan and Stacy Losman The 50th […]
Parshas Bamidbar 5770
Download NOTE: Download works in firefox only. Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Bamidbar – Avos perek 6 Rosh Chodesh Sivan (45th day of omer) 5770/ May 14, 2010 A number of years ago as we were preparing to head up to camp for the summer, our then four year old son Shalom asked me why we […]
PARSHIOS BEHAR-BECHUKOSAI 5770
Download NOTE: Only works in firefox Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshios Behar-Bechukosai – Avos perek 5 23 Iyar (38th day of omer) 5770/ May 6, 2010 One night a few weeks ago I noticed that one of the front headlights on my car was out. Not wanting to be stopped by an aggressive cop, the next […]
Parshas Emor 5770
Download NOTE: To view the incredible pictures that were included this week please download the original document above. (Only works in firefox) Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Emor – Avos perek 4 16 Iyar (31st day of omer) 5770/ April 30, 2010 My recent trip to Eretz Yisroel afforded me the opportunity to recite and receive […]