21 Feb REVITALIZING OUR DAVENING – PART ONE
I would like to take my dear readers on a personal journey. Let me explain. I’ve been reflecting lately upon a vital component to a successful life – and that is to daven to Hashem properly. After all,...
14 Feb SPENDING PRIVATE TIME WITH HASHEM
As we get further from the Sinai experience, our spirituality level decreases. This phenomenon is known as niskatnu hadoros, the generations become smaller. For this reason, no Talmudic authority known as an Amora ever disputed a Tanna, a Mishnaic authority....
07 Feb SUPER BOWL MUSINGS
They told me this morning at the Daf that Super Bowl Sunday is the busiest pizza day of the year. And 1.33 billion chicken wings will be consumed! As everyone gets ready for a gastronomic infusion, I...
07 Feb YISRO: UNDERSTANDING OUR RABBI
After the momentous events of the Exodus and the splitting of the Red Sea climaxing with the drowning of the nine million Egyptians who pursued the Bnei Yisroel, Yisro, Moshe Rabbeinu’s father in-law, came to the camp of...
31 Jan THE VALUE OF A HALLMARK CARD
I’d like to speak about the supreme importance of showing gratitude, Hakaros Hatov, in the course of our daily life. This is not a new concept to my educated reader- ship. For instance, we are taught often that...
24 Jan THE SECRET OF CHEIN
The great Rav Chatzkel Levenstein, zt”l, zy”a, made a very interesting observation about the saga in Egypt. He comments that the greatest miracle that occurred in Egypt was the fact that when we were ready to leave after 210...
17 Jan A POTPOURRI ABOUT PRAYER
We have a popular phrase, ‘Food For Thought.’ The Kuzari says that prayer is ‘Food for the Soul.’ He elaborates that just as we meet the needs of the body by eating three meals (breakfast, lunch, and...
10 Jan A TORAH REACTION TO TRAGIC EVENTS
Recently, the wonderful Jewish community of Staten Island was hit by two terrible tragedies. First, the passing of a very young Mrs. Miriam Winiarz, zlzy”a, who left her wonderful children orphaned from both their father and their mother. Then, secondly, less...
04 Jan LIFE AFTER DEATH
There are two parshios in the Torah entitled with the word ‘chaim’ and both talk about death: Chayei Sorah – about the passing of Sorah Imeinu, Rabbi Moshe and Vayechi, which the...
28 Dec EXTRA, EXTRA!!!! THINK ALL ABOUT IT.
As Chanukah is already in our rearview mirrors and we are facing the cold snowy winter, let me share with you a thought to take away from Chanukah. The late...