PARSHAS LECH LECHA 5781
STAM TORAH PARSHAS LECH LECHA 5781[1] “PAST OR PRESENT” The Dubner Maggid related a parable about a king who had an old dog who had faithfully served as his private watchdog for decades. When the dog grew old and could no longer be of service to the king, the king came to the […]
PARSHAS NOACH 5781
STAM TORAH PARSHAS NOACH 5781[1] “WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN” “It was freezing in Siberia during the winter; at times it dropped to forty degrees below zero. The soldiers forced us to fill impossible quotas of inhumane labor. If we didn’t fill our quota, we wouldn’t receive our meager rations of bread. […]
PARSHAS V’ZOS HABRACHAH
“STAM TORAH – TANKE FRA KOBENHAVN“ PARSHAS V’ZOS HABRACHAH “LIFE WITHOUT END”[1] The Chassidic Master, Rav Boruch of Mezhibozh would say: “I may appear to be ninety-six years old, but in truth I am merely three young men of thirty-two.” For forty years Moshe had led Klal Yisroel. For […]
PARSHAS BO 5780
STAM TORAH PARSHAS BO 5780 “BEYOND THE CALL”[1] A couple gets married amidst tremendous joy and excitement. A few weeks later they have their first argument. The young husband leaves home to learn in his Kollel very upset. He thought married life would be blissful, and now just a few weeks after getting married […]
PARSHAS VAERA 5780
STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAERA 5780 “DRINK OF ETERNITY”[1] In November 1974, Yassir Arafat, placed a pistol on the lectern of the UN podium and declared: “We have entered the world through its widest gate. Now Zionism will get out of this world- and from Palestine in particular- under the blow of the people’s struggle. […]
PARSHAS SHEMOS 5780
STAM TORAH PARSHAS SHEMOS 5780 “PAY ATTENTION”[1] One day Josh, a young successful executive, was driving hastily down a neighborhood street in his new sleek, black, 12-cylinder Jaguar XKE. Suddenly, something smashed into his car. Josh immediately slammed on the brakes and jumped out of the car. A brick had clearly been thrown at […]
PARSHAS VAYECHI 5780
STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYECHI 5780 “ME OR WE”[1] A cruise ship was traveling across the Pacific Ocean when it was suddenly enveloped by a massive storm. Sadly, the boat sank and most of its passengers drowned. Two Jews survived by holding onto boards and floating until they landed up on a deserted island. As […]
PARSHAS VAYIGASH 5780
STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYIGASH 5780 “NEVER ALONE”[1] “One night I had a dream. I was walking along the beach with the Lord, and scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One was mine and one was the Lord’s. When the last […]
PARSHAS MIKETZ/CHANUKAH 5780
STAM TORAH PARSHAS MIKETZ/CHANUKAH 5780 “ON ME!”[1] In his book, Echoes of the Maggid, Rabbi Paysach Krohn recounts the story of a fourteen-year-old girl named Esther Haas who was forced on one of the Nazi’s infamous death marches. Beaten, overworked, and malnourished from the time spent in the Concentration Camp, she was feeble, and her […]
PARSHAS VAYESHEV 5780
STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYESHEV 5780 “THE DREAMERS”[1] As World War II raged in Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Ponovezher Rav, Rabbi Yosef Kahaneman zt’l, stood atop a barren hill in B’nei Brak and announced his plans to construct a large Yeshiva, which would eventually be surrounded by a bustling Torah community. Those who heard […]