Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei/Hachodesh 5770

Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei/Hachodesh 26 Adar 5770/March 12, 2010 There is an old rule in education that “You have to choose your battles.” If we want to have any chance that our words will have an effect on our children without them immediately tuning us out we cannot afford to […]

Parshas Ki Sia/Para 5770

Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Ki Sia/Para 19 Adar 5770/March 5, 2010 I write these words as the joyous tunes and atmosphere of Purim is still swirling around me. The much anticipated and beloved holiday has come and gone in its usual haste, leaving us to wonder how it passes so fast. […]

PURIM

Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Tetzaveh/Zachor 12 Adar 5770/February 26, 2010 Do you know what our problem is? We talk too much! We do too much yakking and gossiping, and not enough listening. This leads to a pervasive feeling that we hear too many lectures and speeches. Rabbi Leibel Reznick shlita, a […]

Parshas Terumah 5770

Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Terumah 5 Adar 5770/February 19, 2010 One night a few weeks ago, one of our children had a cold and was coughing. Before they went to sleep I picked up the humidifier in order to fill it up with water. As soon as I lifted it I […]

Parshas Mishpatim/Shekalim 5770

Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Mishpatim/Shekalim 28 Shevat 5770/February 12, 2010 Did you ever try to look for your glasses without your glasses on? This past Shabbos afternoon as I was walking to shul, a cold wind was blowing. I pulled my scarf over my nose and mouth, which caused my glasses […]

Parshas Yisro 5770

Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Yisro 21 Shevat 5770/February 5, 2010 Before proceeding to read this week’s musings, the reader must be familiar with some rudimentary Yiddish: “Shvigger” means mother-in-law (it is important to realize that the word ‘shvigger’ has many overtones and symbolisms, not the least of which are the myriad […]

Parshas Beshalach/Tu B’Shvat 5770

Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh, “Shabbos Shirah”, Parshas Beshalach/Tu B’Shvat 14 Shevat 5770/January 29, 2010 The traumatic devastation emerging from earthquake-ridden Haiti is overwhelming. At the same time there are some stories which are incredible and heartwarming. The following is one such example: Dan Woolley, a deeply religious Catholic, was in Haiti working […]

Parshas Bo 5770

Download the original attachment Erev Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Bo 7 Shevat 5770/January 23, 2010 There is a classic comic that depicts a mother in typical miffed ‘lecture mode’ standing poised to begin a harangue. Her teenage son, lying on his messy bed, looks at his watch and says, “If this is a lecture how long […]