PARSHAS MISHPATIM/SHEKALIM 5778
STAM TORAH PARSHAS MISHPATIM/SHEKALIM 5778 “MUNDANE GREATNESS”[1] Mike began to panic. Sweat formed on his brow and his whole body began to quiver. He knew he was in serious trouble as he gripped the steering wheel with all his might and pushed the pedal to the floor. At a hundred and thirty miles an hour […]
PARSHAS YISRO 5778
STAM TORAH PARSHAS YISRO 5778 “PREREQUISITE TO SINAI”[1] In the late 1950s, Rabbi Yechiel Perr, a rosh yeshivah in Far Rockaway, married Miss Shani Nekritz, daughter of a rosh yeshivah from Novordok, and granddaughter of Rabbi Avraham Yoffen. Rabbi Yoffen arranged the wedding. Many of the most well-known roshei yeshivah in the United States attended, […]
PARSHAS BESHALACH – SHABBOS SHIRAH – TU B’SHVAT 5778
STAM TORAH PARSHAS BESHALACH/SHABBOS SHIRAH TU B’SHVAT 5778 “PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE”[1] While visiting Eretz Yisroel with our son Shalom two years ago, in honor of his bar mitzvah, our trip coincided with Tu B’Shvat. On the night of Tu B’Shvat we attended the Belzer tisch[2], where thousands of chassidim packed into the room surrounding the […]
PARSHAS BO 5778
STAM TORAH PARSHAS BO 5778 “THE LADLE’S MESSAGE”[1] Rav Shabsi Yudelevitz zt”l, one of the great maggidim of Yerushalayim of the last generation, recounted an experience he had during one of his visits to America. He was invited to speak at a bar mitzvah celebration of an American boy, whose family’s religious commitment was somewhat […]
PARSHAS VAERA 5778
STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAERA 5778 “THE GREATEST TRAGEDY”[1] A beggar once knocked on the door of Baron Rothschild to request financial assistance. The Baron was in a particularly sociable mood, and good-naturedly asked the beggar what he would do if he had all his money. The beggar’s eyes widened, “If I had the Baron’s money, […]
The Light of Rav Shteinman and The Light of Chanukah
The Light of Rav Shteinman and The Light of Chanukah Rabbi Daniel Staum Transcribed by: Shaindy Grinberg TorahScribe http://www.transcription.co.il/ It’s just a few hours before the great […]
PARSHAS SHEMOS 5778
STAM TORAH PARSHAS SHEMOS 5778 “SIGNS AND WONDERS”[1] In December 1944, the retreating Nazi forces launched a surprise counter-offensive against the Allied forces in Europe. During that time there was relentless inclement weather, including fog, clouds, and rain. The United States troops could not use any air-support and the German advance was very successful. […]
PARSHAS VAYECHI 5778
STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYECHI 5778 “FINAL DIGNITY”[1] NEW YORK TIMES- It’s My Funeral and I’ll Serve Ice Cream if I Want To By JOHN LELAND, JULY 20, 2006 ROBERT TISCH, who ran the Loews Corporation, had a marching band at his memorial service and a packed house at Avery Fisher Hall, all orchestrated by one of […]
PARSHAS VAYGASH 5778
STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYGASH 5778 “WHO CONTROLS WHO”[1] A Rabbi who had grown up in the Five Towns, had moved away when he married, and returned after a number of years. A friend excitedly told him that he had to ‘check out’ Central Avenue. “It’s amazing how much it’s changed; the Jews have literally taken […]
PARSHAS MIKETZ 5778
STAM TORAH PARSHAS MIKETZ 5778 “THE END UPON A TIME”[1] There was a man who had survived the Holocaust and was completely broken. He had fallen into a state of yiush – utter despair. Rabbi Yankel Galinsky knew him from years earlier, and suggested that he come with him to discuss his tragic situation with […]