Stam Torah Haggadah
Dear Stam Torah faithful amush, The link below is a brief running commentary on the Maggid section of the Haggadah with text. [Please note that because the text was transferred from a different computer program to Microsoft Word, a minimal few of the vowels in the text can be a bit off] As everyone knows, […]
PARSHAS TZAV/SHABBOS HAGADOL 5773
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch/Ashar STAM TORAH PARSHAS TZAV/SHABBOS HAGADOL 5773 “INHERENT LIGHT” One Pesach, when he was a young boy, Rabbi Yonasan Eibschutz (1690-1764) ‘stole’ his father’s afikomen and refused to return it until his father promised to buy him some new clothes after the […]
PARSHAS VAYIKRA 5773
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch/Ashar STAM TORAH PARSHAS VAYIKRA 5773 “NEUTRALIZING AGENT” Rabbi Mendel of Rimanov zt’l[1] once mused, “When there were no roads, one had to cease all travels at sundown. The weary traveler had the leisure to recite a few chapters of Tehillim, immerse […]
PARSHIOS VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI/HACHODESH 5773
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW www.strivinghigher.com STAM TORAH PARSHIOS VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI/HACHODESH 5773 “ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL” It was the final day of the semester. The proctor placed an exam on every desk, facing downward. The nervous students fidgeted quietly in their seats. The proctor completed her round and returned to the front of the […]
PARSHAS KI SISA/PARAH 5773
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch/Ashar STAM TORAH PARSHAS KI SISA/PARAH 5773 “NATIONAL RESILIENCE” In the 1980’s the San Francisco 49ers dominated the National Football League. In fact, they established themselves as one of the greatest football dynasties in N.F.L. history. There is no question that much […]
PARSHAS TETZAVEH/PURIM 5773
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch/Ashar STAM TORAH PARSHAS TETZAVEH/PURIM 5773 “FRAGRANT CONNECTION” Rabbi Aryeh Zev Ginzberg, Rabbi of the Chofetz Chaim Torah Center in Long Island, related the following incredible story: The son of one of his congregants went to learn in Eretz Yisrael, and decided to […]
PARSHAS TERUMAH 5773
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch/Ashar STAM TORAH PARSHAS TERUMAH 5773 “YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE” Rabbi Mendel Kaplan zt’l was a beloved educator, legendary for his ability to forge deep connection with his student and developing a love and passion for Torah and Avodas Hashem. However, when he first […]
PARSHAS MISHPATIM 5773
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch/Ashar STAM TORAH PARSHAS MISHPATIM 5773 “WHAT GOES AROUND” There is a concept in the world of academia known as Bible criticism. It is the belief that the ‘Bible’ is subject to polemics, analytical review, criticism and reinterpretation. One of their core […]
PARSHAS YISRO 5773
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch/Ashar STAM TORAH PARSHAS YISRO 5773 “WITH OPEN ARMS” The inspirational video “Inspired Too” produced by Aish Hatorah, documents the experiences of secular Jews who were guided to a life of Torah observance. One of the interviewees, Stephen Coleman, then a law student […]
PARSHAS BESHALACH 5773
Rabbi Doniel Staum, LMSW Rabbi, Kehillat New Hempstead Social Worker, Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch/Ashar STAM TORAH PARSHAS BESHALACH 5773 SHABBOS SHIRAH/TU B’SHVAT “THE PRICE OF A WHISTLE” Benjamin Franklin – letter to Madame Brillon, 1779 : “When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. […]