YOM KIPPUR 5775
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Rebbe/Guidance Counselor – ASHAR Principal – Ohr Naftoli- New Windsor STAM TORAH YOM KIPPUR 5775 “IT’S AN EMERGENCY” A number of years ago, on the Motzei Shabbos when we commenced reciting selichos, I went to shul a few minutes early. Selichos was scheduled to begin at 12:50 […]
PARSHAS HA’AZINU 5769
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Rebbe/Guidance Counselor – ASHAR Principal – Ohr Naftoli- New Windsor STAM TORAH PARSHAS HA’AZINU 5769 “GENERATION TO GENERATION” A number of years ago on Rosh Hashana, I was privileged to share the amud[1] with my father in our shul, Kehillat New Hempstead. He was chazzan for shacharis […]
ROSH HASHANA 5775
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Strivinghigher.com STAM TORAH ROSH HASHANA 5775 “TO BE A BEE OR NOT TO BE A BEE” “Dip the apple in the honey; Make a b’racha (blessing) loud and clear Shana Tova Umesuka; Have a happy, sweet new year” An elderly carpenter was eagerly preparing for retirement. When he informed his […]
PARSHAS NETOZVIM-VAYELECH 5774
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Rebbe/Guidance Counselor – ASHAR Principal – Ohr Naftoli- New Windsor STAM TORAH PARSHAS NETOZVIM-VAYELECH 5774 “TAKING STOCK” “I want to speak about Shabbos because it’s such a foundation of Judaism. We must speak about the dimensions of Shabbos and what Shabbos used to be for Jews. It […]
PARSHAS KI SAVO 5774
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Rebbe/Guidance Counselor – ASHAR Principal – Ohr Naftoli- New Windsor STAM TORAH PARSHAS KI SAVO 5774 “WITHSTANDING IT ALL” One hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to […]
PARSHAS KI SETZEI 5774
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead STAM TORAH PARSHAS KI SETZEI 5774 “REMEMBERING OUR RESILIENCY” Rabbi Yosef Kahaneman zt’l, the Ponovezher Rav, once had to be in Rome. His flight arrived late at night amidst a strong downpour. As soon as he checked in to his hotel room he called his friend Dr. […]
PARSHAS SHOFTIM 5774
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead STAM TORAH PARSHAS SHOFTIM 5774 “INNATE LOVE” During the last few summers, Camp Dora Golding has been graced with a few visits by the Nikolsberger Rebbe, Harav Yosef Yechiel Mechel Lebovits. Each time the Rebbe arrives with a small entourage of his Chassidim from Monsey where he […]
PARSHAS RE’EH 5774
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead STAM TORAH PARSHAS RE’EH 5774 “PART OF A TEAM” A man lost his way while driving through the country. As he tried to reach for his map[1], he accidentally drove off the road and into a ditch. Although he wasn’t injured his car was stuck in a […]
PARSHAS EIKEV 5774
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Camp Dora Golding STAM TORAH PARSHAS EIKEV 5774 “A LIFE OF BLESSING” The Chazon Ish, Rabbi Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz zt’l, served G-d with every fiber of his being. His life was completely devoted to Torah study, prayer, and mitzvah observance. There was a period during […]
PARSHAS VAESCHANAN/SHABBOS NACHAMU 5774
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Camp Dora Golding STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAESCHANAN/SHABBOS NACHAMU 5774 “THE LITTLE THINGS” “Here is one of the most interesting stories that Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick ever told – a story about the battles won and lost by a giant forest: “On the slope of Long’s Peak in […]