26 Jun Burn Alert
Burn Alert A couple of years ago, one of my dear friends from the bungalow colony we go to in the summer brought their daughter to the Burn Unit at Staten...
Shabbos Times for Dec 21, 2024 | 20 Kislev, 5785 | Parshas Vayeshev | Candle Lighting Time: 11:42 PM | Havdalah (72 min): 1:12 AM
19 Jun Driving Like a Mentch
A few years ago at the foot of the highway known as New York 17, there was a horrific car accident resulting in three Jewish fatalities. This tragedy took place...
12 Jun REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 18
In Megilas Rus, the posuk tells us, “Vateitzei min hamakom asher haysah shomah,” that Naomi with her two daughters in-law left from the fields of Moav. Rashi asks why the...
05 Jun REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 17
REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 17 Last week, we discussed the weighty issue of the value of every moment of human life. As a follow up, let me...
29 May REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 14-16
PART 14 In Masechtas Sanhedrin, the Gemora informs us “Tchilas dino shel adom eino ela b’divrei Torah – A person is judged first in regard to his Torah studies.” The Gemora...
15 May Remembering Rebbetzin Miriam Weiss Part 11-13
REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 11-13 Since a wedding anniversary is a celebration of one’s union, Miriam Libby and I would do something special together every year. This...
01 May REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 11
Since a wedding anniversary is a celebration of one’s union, Miriam Libby and I would do something special together every year. This past Shabbos would have been our 35th anniversary,...
24 Apr REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 10
In Masechtas Sanhedrin, the Gemora informs us “Tchilas dino shel adom eino ela b’divrei Torah – A person is judged first in regard to his Torah studies.” The Gemora also...
17 Apr REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 10
Last week, we said that my dear wife’s name, Miriam Libby, can be translated in Yiddish to mean “The Loving Miriam.” And how accurate her name was, for she truly...
10 Apr REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 9
My dear Rebbetzin was a bas zekunim, a daughter born in old age. My father in-law, at her birth, was 59 years old so she was viewed as a last...